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241. Dobell,  John.     A  New  Selection    of 

seven  hundred  Evangelical  Hymns  for  Private, 
Family  and  Public  Worship  from  more  than  two 
hundred  of  the  best  authors  in  England,  Scotland, 
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FROM  MORE  THAN  TWO  HUNDRED  OF  THE  BEST  AU 

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A  SUPPLEMENT  TO 

Dr.  WATTS' s  PSALMS  AND  HTMNS. 


BY  JOHN  DOBELL. 


NONE   BUT   CHRIST. 


MORRIS-TOWN: 
PUBLISHED  BY   PETER  A.  JOHNSON. 

HENRY  P.  RUSSELL,    PRINTER, 

1810. 


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PREFACE. 


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HILE  so  Tnany  volumes  of  hymns,  both  ori- 
ginal and  selected,  are  constantly  issuing  from  the  press,  it  seems 
almost  presumption  to  expect  that  this  will  be  noticed.  Every 
'man,  however,  has  his  peculiar  taste ;  this  selection  of  hymns, 
together  with  their  .arrangement,  will  be  suited  to  this  taste  ; 
and  consequently  there  is  rooin  to  hope,  that  others  may  find 
in  tiiese  a  suitableness  to  their  views,  dispositions,  and  expe- 
rience, which  they  have  sought  in  vain  from  other  selections, 
which,  too,  have  their  appropriate  excellencies.  Under  this  im- 
pression, I  have  ventured  to  solicit  public  attention. 

It  is  almost  universally  admitted  that  Doctor  V/atts's  Psalms 
and  Hymns  possess  an  excellency  and  variety,  which  place  him 
far  beyond  any  single  author  :  and,  in  my  humble  opinion,  they 
are  of  such  sterling  worth,  that  no  selection,  however  excellent, 
should  supercede  the  use  of  them.  It  is,  however,  as  generally 
admiited,  that  there  arC  many  subjects  for  Vvhich  Doctor  Watis 
has  provided  no  hymns.  To  see  this  deficiency  supplied  amongst 
poedo-baptist  churches,  has  been  the  desire  of  many  ministers 
and  private  christians;  and  to  effect  this  is  the  principal ,  though 
not  the  only  end  of  this  small  volume. 

The  hymns  here  presented  to  the  public,  I  have  collected 
from  more  than  two  hundred  authors  ;  many  of  them  are  taken 
from  manuscripts,  which  I  deemed,  too  valuable  to  be  suffeied 
to  remain  in  obscurity,  and  some  have  been  £U])plied  by  friends. 
As  this  work  has  been  the  labor  of  years,  and  the  choice  of  ma- 
ny thousand  hymns,  it  will,  I  trust,  give  satisfaction  to  th2 
church  of  God.  Though  I  have,  of  course,  the  sentiments  pe- 
culiar to  that  denomination  of  christians  with  which  providence 
has  placed  me  ;  yet  I  am   not  without   hopes -that  a  selection 


IV  PREFACE. 

from  the  best  authors  in  these  United  Kingdoms  and  America, 
will  meet  with  general  approbation. 

This  work,  like  Doctor  Wutiii''s  fourth  book,  is  arranged  in 
an  alphabetical  order.  Each  new  subject  begins  with  L.  M. 
CM.  S.  M.  &c.  The  first  alphabetical  order  contains  the 
Perfections  of  God  ;  the  second,  the  Characters  and  Titles  of 
Christ;   the  third,  the  General  Subjects. 

I  have  endeavored  to  ascertain  the  Author  of  every  hymn.  In 
some  cases  my  enquiries  have  been  fruitless,  and  I  have  conse- 
quently said,  Anon,  {anonymous).  Those  verses  which  may,  for 
tiie  sake  of  brevity,  be  omitted,  without  destroying  the  unity 
and  connection  of  the  hymn,  are  included  in  crotchets  [  ].  The 
lines  or  verses  marked  with  single  inverted  comir^as,  are_ those 
which  I  have  deemed  necessary  to  add,  for  the  sake  of  giving  a 
fulness  or  expression  to  the  whole.  The  occasional  alterations 
which  will  be  observed  In  son\e  hymns,  are  not,  of  course,  in- 
tended to  lessen  their  excellency,  but  to  suit  them  to  a  particular 
subject  for  which  they  were  not  originally  designed  ;  or  to  give  a 
jjreater  smoothness  to  the  vcrsincatlon.  After  all,  I  am  ready 
to  acknowledge  tl\at  many  of  the  verses  are  rather  rhyme  than 
pQCiry ;  and,  while  they  deprecate  the  severity  of  criticism, 
must  rest  their  claims  to  regard  on  their  sentiment  and  spirit. 
They  will,  as  far  as  I  can  judge,  be  found  full  of  the  doctrines 
of  grace,  and  the  experience  of  those  to  whom  Christ,  in  all 
his  Characters,  Offices,  and  Relations,  is  precious.  In  these  siv- 
perior  excellencies,  this  edition  is,  I  hope,  equal  to  any  that  has 
yet  appeared  ;  and  will,  Vv^ith  Doctor  JVatts's  Psalms  and  Hymns, 
in  four  books,  be  sufTicient  for  any  church  of  Chrbi,  in  any  cir- 
cumstances, and  on  all  subjects. 

The  subjects  in  this  volume,  which  are  various,  are  adapted 
to  console  the  saint  and  awaken  the  sinner—are  suited  equally 
for  the  public  worship  of  God,  the  close*-,  and  the  family.  And, 
as  singing  in  families  is  an  ur.common,  though  necessary  part 
of  worship,  I  embrace  this  opportunity  of  presenting  to  the 
reader  the  words  of  an  old  writer  : — "  As  the  increase  or  decay 
"  of  christian  piety  is  generally  accompanied  with  the  use  or 
**  neglect  of  family  woriihip,  so  the  duty  is  more  or  less  defec- 


PREFACE.     •  V 

*  tive  as  singing  in  families  is  more  or  less  used.     If  christians 

*  would  but  consider   the  great  necessity  and  usefulness  of  this 

*  duty,  and  the  decay  of  religion  and  piety  that  attends  the  neg- 

*  lect  of  it  ;  and  if  they  had  a  due  regard  to  their  own  soul'^, 
'  the  good  of  mankind,  and  the  glory  of  God,  surely  they  coulJ 
'  not  make  so  light  of  it.  I  wish  that  all  who  make  a  profes- 
'  sion  of  religion  would  more  seriously  consider  the  happiness 
'  that  results  from  it.  The  closet  is  a  sweet  employment,  but 
'  we  should  not,  by  any  means,  cause  family  worsliip  and  sing- 
'  ing  to  be  neglected'thereby.     Why  should  we  be  ashamed  to 

*  let  our  neighbors  know  that  we  owned  and  praised  God  in 
'  our  families  as  well  as  in  our  churches  ?  The  fear  of  being 
'  thought  singular  appears  to  be  one  great  cause  of  this  neglect. 
'  If  those  persons  would  consider  how  great  a  Benefactor  AI- 
'  mighty  God  is  to  them,  they  would  find  no  reasonable  \  V•^ 
'  for  the  neglect  of  it.  Let  every  one  consider  that  the  most 
'  ready  and  effectual  means  to  make  it  universal  is,  fcr  every 
'  family  to  begin.  So  let  our  light  shine  that  others  also  may 
'  glorify  our  Father  which  is  in  heaven.     I  appeal  to  any  reli- 

*  gious  person,  whether  they  have  not  been  much  affected  when 

*  (as  they  occasionally  walked  the  streets)  they   have  heard  a 

*  family  thus  employed.     The  occasion  of  the  Jailor's  conver- 

*  sion,  v^^as  by  the  singing  of  Paul  and  Silas  ;  and  we  know  not 

*  how  many  persons  may  be  converted  by  our  practising  this 
'  duty  ;  and  this  I  may  say,  that  it  is  a  very  ready  w^ay  to  dis- 
'  countenance  profane  songs,  and  to  promote  religion.  O  that 
'  it  could  be  said  of  us,  as  it  was  of  the  primitive  christians, 
'  who,  instead  of  profane  songs,  used  nothing  but  spiritual  and 
'  divine  hymns  ;  so  that,  (as  St.  Jerom  relates  of  the  place 
'  where  he  lived),  you  could  not  go  into  the  field,  but  you  might 

*  hear  the  ploughman  at  his  hallelujahs,  the  mower  ai  his 
'  hymns,  and  the  vine-dresser  singing  David's  Psalms.'* 

I  deem  it  unnecessary  to  make  any  apology  for  taking  many 
of  the  following  hymns  from  authors  who  differ  in  doctrinal 
sentim.ents  from  myself,  and  the  churches  with  which  I  am 
connected.  The  hymns,  themselves,  superior  in  their  kind, 
and  on  subjects  in  which  all  real  christians  agree,  muit  and  will 
be  their  own  apology. 

A2 


VI  PREFACE. 

Committing  all  my  imperfect,  but  well-meant  labors  to  the 
blessing  of  God  the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  whose  honor 
alone  has,  I  trust,  been  my  motive  for  engaging  in  them,  and 
to  the  candor  of  the  christian  church,  I  remain,  with  unceasing 
afiTection,  to  all  that  love  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  sincerity, 
their  brother  and  servant,  for  Jesus'  sake. 

JOHN  DOBELL. 

Foole,  Dorset,  March  1st,  1806. 


TABLE 


TO  FIND  ANY  HYMN  BY  THE  TIRST  LINE. 


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ACCEPT,  O  Lord^  cur  songs  of  pi 
A  debtor  to  mercy  alone 
Afflicted  soul,  to  Christ  draw  near 
Again,  indulgent  Lord,  return 
Ah  !  little  sojourner  below 
Ah  !  wretched,  vile,  ur, grateful  heart 
Alas  !  how  chang'd  that  lovely  flow'r 
All  glory  to  th'  eternal  Three 
All  hail,  incarnate  God 
All  hail,  the  glorious  morn 
All  hail,  the  pow'r  of  Jesu*s  name 
All  hail,  thou  great  Immanuel 
All  my  sins  iniputed  v.-ere 
Aill  the  Lord's  honor'd,  chosen  race 
All  ye  that  pass  by 
Almighty  God,  v,-hile  earth  and  heav 
Aloud  we  sing  the  wond'rous  grace 
Altho'  the  vine  ns  fruit  deny 
And  art  thou  with  us,  Gracious  Lord 
And  may  I  hope,  that  when  no  more 
And  will  the  great  eternal  God 
And  will  the  Lord  thus   condescend 
Angels,  roll  the  reck  away 
Approach,  my  soul,  the  mercy-seat 
A.rm  of  the  Lord,  awake  !  awake  ! 
As  Christ  approach'd  Jerusalem 
As  on  the  Cross  the  Saviour  hung 
As  when  the  Vv'eary  trav'ller  gains 
A  sight  of  Jesus,  with  his  eyes 
Astonish'd  and  distrest 
At  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home 
At  this  uuv.'-onted  iiour,  behold 


vnn 
635 
233 
489 
479 
£40 
327 
242 
694 
385 
51 
66 
137 
597 
160 
561 
353 
404. 
289 
503 
650 
417 
81 
50 
4P,2 
665 
613 
227 
667 
228 
332 
155 


A  TABLE  OF 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song 
Awake,  arise,  and  hail  the  morn 
Awake,  awake,  arise 
Awake,  my  soul,  attune  the  lyre 
Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays 
Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve 
Awake,  my  tongue,  thy  tribute  bring 
Awake,  our   drowsy  souls 
Awake,  sweet  gratitude,  and  sing 

BACKSLIDERS,  who  your  mis'ry  feel 
Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 
Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted   lay 
Begone,  unbelief,  my  Saviour  is  near 
Begone,  ye  gilded  vanities 
Behold  a  sinner,  dearest   Lord 
Behold  the  day  !  th'  appointed  day — 2d  pai 
Behold  the  gift  of  God 
Behold  the  gloomy  vale 
Behold  the  holy  place 
Behold  the  mighty  Saviour  comes 
Behold  the  Saviour  at  thy  door 
Behold  the  sun  adorns  the  sky 
Behold  th'  expected  time  draws  near 
Behold  what  condescending  love 
Beside  the  gospel  pool 
Beyond  the  glitt'ring,  starry  skies 
Blessed  are  the  sons  of  God 
Blessed  Lord,  be  thou  our  teacher 
Blest  be  th'  Eternal  Infinite 
Blest  is  the  mem'ry   of  the  just 
Blest  Jesus,  when  my  soaring  thoughts 
Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 
Bright  as  the  sun's  meridian  blaze 

CAN  reason  comprehend  a  God 
Cast  thy  burdens  on  the  Lord 
Children  of  the  heav'nly  King 
Christ,  as  our  great  physician,   heals 
Christ  is  the  way  to  heav'nly  bliss 
Christians,  behold   our  deep  distress 
Come,  all  ye  chosen  saints  cf  God 
Come,  dearest  Lord,  and  ble.^s  this  day 
Come,  dearest  Lord,  and  feed  thy  sheep 
Comff,  dearest  Lord,  who  reigns  above 
Come,  guilty  souls,  and  flee  away 
Come,  hajjpy  souls,  who  know  the  Lord 
Come,  Holy  Ghost,  descend  from  high 
Come,  holy   Spirit,  come 
Come,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 


Hymtt 
677 

29 

32 

6 

106 

519 

26 
547 

94 

67 

502 
238 
630 
652 
287 
28 
60 
253 
124 
628 
326 
438 
428 
1S4,  185 
193 
130 
161 
513 
658 
290 
97 
524 
425 


THE  riRST  LINES. 


Come,  humble  son's,  ye  mourners,   come 
Come,  let  our  hearis  and  voices  join 
Come,  let  our  voices  join  • 

Come,  let  us  join  in  sweet  accord 
C")me,  let  us  join  our  friends  above 
Come,  O  my  soul,  in   sacred  lays 
Come,  O  my  soul,  look  up  and  see 
Come,  thou    desire  of  a.]\  thy  saints 
Come,  thou  fount  of  ev'ry    blessing 
Come,  thou  soul-transforming  Spirit 
Come,  tune,  ye  sainis,  your  noblest  strains 
Come,  ye  sinners,  })Oor  and  wretched 
Gome,  ye  that  know  and  fear  the  Lord 
Come,  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name 
Come,   ye  weary  souls,  opprest 
Co«i-ne,  ye  who  know  the  Saviour's  love 
Compar'd  with  Christ,  in  all  beside 
Corivinc'd  as  a  sinner,  to  Jesus  I  come 
Couli  the  creatures  help  or  ease  us 
Crea'ie,  O  God,  m.y  pov/'rs  anew 

D^RS  we  indulge  our  wrath  and  strife 
Daughters  of  Sion,  ye  who  sing 
Day  of  judgUDent,  day  of  wonders 
Dear  friends,  as  you  have    own'd 
Dear  J^sus,  when,  when   shall  it  be 
Dear  Lord,  and  will  thy  pard'ning  love 
Dear  Lord,  my  best  desires  fulCl 
Dear  refu!je  of  my  weary  soul 


Dear 


remember    the  word 


Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  m^ade 
Deluded  souls,  who  think    to  grasp 
Did  ever  one  of  Adam's  race 
Didst  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame 
Dir.miss  us    with  thy  blessing,  Lord 
Do  not  I  love  thee,  O  my  Lord 
J^  LECTION  !  'tis  a  joyful    sound 
A^^   Encompass'd  wi.h  clouds  of  distress 
Encoura.^'d  by  thy  word^ 
Eternal  God,  I  bless  tliy  name 
Eternal   God,  in  whom  we  live  , 

Eternal  Life,hov\r  sweet  the  sound 
Eternal    Pow'r,  Almighty  God 
Eternal  Spirit,  'twas  thy  breath 
Eternity  is  lust  at  hand 

V  ry  mom.ent  bnngs  m.e  nearer 
Exalted  high  at    God's  right  hand 
Exert  thy  pow^'r,  thy  rights  maintain 
Expand,  my  soul,  ariae  and  sing 


ABLE  OT 


PAIN  would  TYiy  son!  with  wonder  trace 
Faith,  'tis  a  precious  grace 
Far  beyond  all  comprehension 
Far,  far  beyond  these  lower  skies 
Far  from  these  narrow  scenes  of  n!j!:ht 
Farewell,  vain  world,  your  charms  1  bid  adieu 
Father,  is  not  thy  promise  pledg'd 
Father  of  faithful  Abrah'm,  hear 
Father  of  mercies,  in  thy    word 
Fear   not,   ye  little   chosen  flock 
Firmly  I  stand  on  Zion's  hill 
For  a  season  call'd  to  part 
Forever  shall   my  fainttnj^   son! 
Forgiveness,  'tis   a   joyful    sound 
Frequent  the  day  of  God   returns 
From  heav'n  the  loud,  th'  angelic  srng  began 
From  Jesse's  root  beheld  a  branch  arise 
From   sin's   dark,    thorny  maze  • 

From  whence  this  fear  and  unbelief 

GIRD  thy  sword  on,  might}  Saviour 
Glory  to  God  on  high 
Glory  to   God,  who  reigns  above 
Glory  to  thee,  my  God.  this  night 
God  hath  bcreav"d  me  of  my  child 
God  moves  in  a   mysterious   v/ay 
God  of  my  life,  my  morning  song 
God    of  my   life,  to  thee  belong 
God  of  sabbath,  Israel's  Lord 
God   with  us  !   O   glorious   name 
Go,  favor'd  Britons,  and  proclaim 
Go,  saith  the  voice  of  heav'nly  love 
Grace,  'tis  a  charming  som^d 
Gracious    Father,    gracious   Lord 
Gracious  Lord,   incline  thine  car 
Great    everlasting  God,    to   thee 
Great  God,  accept   our   songs  of  praise 
Great  God,   as  seasons  disappear 
Great  God,  at  thy  command 
Great  God,  in  characters  of  flame 
Great  God  inspire  each  heart  and  tongue 
Great   God,  now  condescend 
Great  God  of  wonders  !   all  thy   ways — 2d6ar 
Great  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Great  God,  thy   holy    name   we    praise 
Great   God.  thy  penetrating  eye 
Great   God,  to  thee  I  make 
Great  God,  to   thee   my  ev'ning  song 
Grfat  God,  to  ihee  with  cheerful  son;rs 


THE  FIRST  LIKES.- 


Great   God,  we  in  thy  courts  appear 
Great  God,  we  now  surround  thy  board 
Great  God,  we  view  thy  chasr'ning  hand 
Great  light  of  life,  thou  nature's  Lord 
Great  Lord    of  all    thy    churches,  hear 
Great  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise 
Guide  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah 

HAIL,   Father,  hail,    eternal   Son 
Hail,  mighty  and  victorious  Lord 
Hail,    mighty  Jesus,  how  divine 
Hail,  my  ever  blessed  Jesus 
Hail,  Plant  renown'd,  thy  leaves  how  fair 
Hail,    sov'reign    love,   that    first  began 
Hail,  to  the   Prince  of  life  and  peace 
Happy  soul,  we  now  resign  thee 
Happy  the   man  who    finds  the   grace 


Hark  ! 
Hark! 
Hark! 
Hark  ! 
Hark  ! 
Hark ! 
Hark! 


hark  !  the  gospel-trumpet  sounds 

hark  !   what  sounds  are  these  so  pleasing 

my   soul,    it   is  the  Lord 

the  herald  angels  say 

the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 

*tis  our  heav'nly  Leader's  voice — 2d  part 

'tis  the  Saviour's  voice   I  hear 
Haste,  that  delightful,  awful  day 
Hast  thou  not  said.  Almighty  God 
Hear  what  the  hope  of  Israel  saith 
Heav*n  has  confirm'd   the  great  decree 
He  dies  !  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies 
He  lives  !  the  great  Redeemer  lives 
Hell !   'tis  a  word  of  dreadful  sound 
Here  at  thy  table,  Lord,  we  meet 
Ho  !  all  ye  trembling  sinners,  hear 
Ho  !   ye  despairing  sinners,  hear 
Holy  and  rev'rend  is  the  name 
Holy,  holy,    holy,  Lord  God 
How  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord 
How  blest  is  our  brother,  bereft 
How  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord 
How  great,    how  terrible  that  God 
How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord  • 

How  happy  are  the  souls  above 
How  happy  are  we 
How  long,   thou  faithful  God,  shall  I 
How  many  years  hath  man  been  driv'n 
How  much  the  hearts  of  those  revive 
How  pleasing  is  the  sight,  to  see 
How  sad  and  awful  is  my  state 
How  shall  I  come  before  the  Lord 
Mow  shall  I  givje  my  Ephraim  up 


A  TABLE  or 


How  shall  I  my  Saviour  set  forth 
How  sweet,  how  lieav'nly  is  the  sight 
How  vast  the  benefits  divine 


I 


ASK'D  the  Lord,  that  I  inight  grow 


I  know  that  7-ny    Redeemer  lives 

I  my  Ebenezer  raise 

I  sojourn  in  a  vale  of  tears 

I  want,  dear  Lord,  my  wants  to  know 

1  would,  but  cannot  sing 

If  I  have,  Loid,  ne'er   yet  begun 

If  Jesus  is  ours,  we  have  a  true  friend 

I'm  bound  for  New-Jerusalem 

In  af;e  and  feebleness  extreme 

In  all  my  Lord's  appointed  ways 

In  Christ  alone  all  fulness  dwells 

In  Christ  I've  all  my  soul's  desire 

In  ev'ry  trouble  sharp  and  strong 

In  form  I  long  had  bow'd  the  knee 

In  one  harmonious,  cheerful  song 

In  Sharon's  lovely  liose 

In  songs  of  ^sublime  adoration  and  praise 

In  swccr,  exalted  strains 

In  the   dark    ni-^ht,  when  much  distrest 

In  the  Moods  of  tribula'i'm 

In  ihy  great  name,  O  Lord,  we  come 

In  vain  Apollo's  j)leasiiig  tongue 

In  what  confusion  eanh  aj^pears 

Incarnate  Saviour,  in  thy  face 

Indulgent  God,  how    kind 

Indulgent  G<^d,  to  thee  we  pray 

Infinite  excellence  is  thine 

Infinite    grace,  and  can  it  be 

Inquiring  souls,  who  long  to  find 

In  pire  our  souls,  ihou  heav  nl)  Dove 

Is  any  thing  too  hard  for  God 

Is    his  my  Jesus,  this  my  God 

Israel    in  ancient  davs 

It  is  the  Lord,  emhron'd  in  light 

It  shall  be  well,  let  sinners  know 

I've   fou. id  the  pearl  of  greatest  price 

[QVAH    hath   said,   'tis  left   on  1 
huvali  is  a  G^d  of  might 

Jehovah's  grace,  how  full,  how  free 

Jehovah  sits  upon  the  clouds 

Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be 

Jesus,  at    thy    comniand 

Jesus,  comiiriisi.ion'd  from  above 


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THE  FIRST  LIKES. 


jfefiis,  dear  name,  how  sweet  it  sounds 
Jesus,  engrave  it  on  my  heart 
Jesus  has  shed  his  \n?i.[  blood 
Jesus,  how  bright  his  glory  shines 
Jesus,   how   precious  is  thy  name 
Jesus,  I  know  hath  dy'd  for  me 
Je.Kus,  I  love  thy  charming  name 
Jesus,  immutably  the  same 
Jesus,  in  thy  Transporting  name 
Jesus  is  all  I  wish  or  want 
Jesus,  I  sing  thy  marchiess  grace 
Jesus  is  our  great  salvation 
Jesu?,    lover  of  my  soul 
Jesus,  my  all,  to  I'.eav'n  is  gone 
Jesus,  my  dreadful  leprosy 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  soul's  delight 
Jesu's  precious  name  excels 
Jesus,  since  thou  art  still  to-day 
Jesus,    sweet  name,   no  name  so  dear 
Jesus,  the  heav'nly  Bridegroom,  gave 
Jesus,  th'  incarnate  God  af  love 
Jesus,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 
Jesus,  what  shall  I  do  to  show 
Join,  all  who  love  the  S2-viour*s  name 

INDRED  in  Christ  for  his  dear   sake 
King  of  Salem,  bless  my  soul 

LAID  by  Jehovah's  mighty  hands 
Let   earth  and  seas,  with  all  the  skies 
Let  hyp ocr lies  attend 
Let  Joshua's  solemn  charge 
Let  not  your  hearts  within  you  grieve 
Le:   parcy  names  no  more 
Let   •  hough tless  thousands  choose  the  road 
Le:  us    awake   our  joys 
Let  Zion's  watchm.en  all  awake 
Like  BartiiTieus  we  are  blind 
Lo  !   another  year  is  gone 

clad  in  nature's  bright  array 
heav'r.'s  tremendous,  mighty  King 
he  comes,  array'd  in  veng-'ance 
he  comes,  the  King  of  glory  > 

on  a  narrow  neck  of  land 
Long  ere  the  sun  began  his  days 
Lo&I:  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye 
Lock  from  on  hi^-h,  Great  God,  and  see 
Look  up,  my  soul,  with  sweet  surprise 
Look  up,  ye  saints,  direct  vour  eves 


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Lo! 
Lo! 
Lo! 
Lo! 


A  TABLE  OF 


Lord,  and  am  I  yet  arlve 
Lord,  at  thy  feet  in  dust  I  lie 
Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  prostrate  fall 
Lard,  at  thy  table  I  behold 
Lord,  didst  thoxi  die,  but  not  for  me 
Lord,  dismiss   us  with  thy  blessing 
Lord,  dost  thou  say,  aal<;  what  thou  wilt 
Lord,  hast  thou  call'd  me  by  thy  grace 
Lord,  hear  a  buvden'd  sinner  n\ourn 
Lord,  how  large  thy  bounties  are 
Lord,  how  shall  wretched  sinners  dare 
Lord,    I  am  thire,    entirely  thine 
Lord,  I  cp.nnot  Jet  the^  go 
Lord,  in  the  days  of  youth 
Lord,  in  thy  courts  we  now  appear 
Lord,  let  nie  see  thy  blissful  face 
Lord,  must  thy  gospel  Hy  away 
J.ord  of  the  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies 
I^ord,  send  thy  servants   forth 
Lord,    send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly 
J^ord,  thou  hast  won,  at  length  I  yield 
J^ord,  thou,  with  an  unerring  beam 
I^ord,  vouchsafe  to  us  thy  blessing 
Lord,  we  adore   thy   matchless  ways 
Lord,  we  come  before  thee  now  , 

l^ord,  when  we  cast  oar  eyes  abroad 
Love  divine,  all  love  excelling 
Love   divine,  how  sweet  the  sound 

MANY   woes  had  Christ   endur'd 
May  the  grace  of  Christ,  our  Saviour 
Methinks  I  hear  th'  archangel  sound 
Methi)iks   the  last,  great  day  is  come 
Mighty  God,  w^ile  angels  bless  thee 
Mortals,  awake,  with  angels  join 
Most  gracious  Fp.ther,  God  of  all 
My  brethren,  from  nay  heart  belov'd 
My  Father  calls  me  to  his  arins 
My  flying  years,   time  urges  on 
My  God  knows  what  I  want 
My  God,  the  cov'nant  of  thy  love 
My  God,   thy  service  well  demands 
My  gracious  Redeemer  I  love 
My  soul,   arise,    shake  off  thy  fears 
My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard 
My  soul,  the  minuies  haste  away 
My  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy 

N( !    farther  go  to-night,  but  stay 
Jsioue  that  embark  at  God's  command 


TriE  FIRST  li>;es. 


Nothing  but  thy  blood,  O  Jesus 
Not  unro  us,  but  thee  alone 
Now  begin  the  heav'nly  theme 
Now   for  a  hymn   of  praise  to    God 
Now  in  a  song  of  grateful  praise 
Now  in  thy  praise,  eternal  King 
Now  is  th'  accepted  time 
Now  let  my  soul  with  wonder  trace 
Now  let  our  drooping  hearts  revive 
Now  let  our  hearts  their  glory  wake 
Now  let  our  souls,   on  wings   sublime 
JJow,  Lord,  the  heav'nl'y  seed  is  sown 
Now  may  the  God  of  peace  and  love 
Now,  now  the  arduous  work  is  o'er 
Now  the  long  wish'd  for  spring  is  come 
Now  while  the  gospel  net  is  cast 

OBY  what  glinrtm'ring  light  we  view 
O  could  I  find  some  peaceful  bow'r 
O,  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worlh 
O'er  those  gloomy  hills  of  darkness 
O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God 
O  for  a  glance  of  heav'nly  day 
O  God,  my  Sun,  thy  blissful  rays 
'O  God,  thou  art  a  Spirit  pure  v  • 

O  happy  day  v/hen  saints  shall  meet 
O  happy  souls,    who  dwell  above 
O  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Saviour  God 
O  my  distrustful    heart 
O  my  soul,   what   means  this  sadness 
On  Britain,  long  a  favor'd  isle 
On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand 
On  the  brink  of  n'ry  ruin  • 

On  this  sweet  morn  my  Lord  arose 
On  wings  of  faith  moimt  up,  my  soul,  and  rise 
On  Zion,  his  most  holy  mount 
On  Zion's  glorious  sumrrat  stood 
Once  as  the  friend  of  sinners  dear 
Once  more  before  we  part 
Once  more  my  eyes  behold  the  day 
Once  more  we  keep  the  sacred  day- 
One  glance  of  thine,  eternal  Lord 
One  there  is  above  all  others 
Our  Father,  thron'd  in  heav'n,  divine 
Our  great  High-Priest  we  sing 
Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead 
Our  souls  by  love  together  knit  , 

O  that  I  had  a  seraph's  tire 
O  thou,  *t  whose  almighty  word 


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O  thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne 

O  thou  eternal,  glorious   Lord 

O  thou,  from  whom  all  goodness  flows 

()  thou  that  hear'st  the  pray'r  of  faith 

O   thou  who  diJst  thy  glory  leave 

O  were  my  heart  but  form'd  for  woe 

C)  what  amazing  words  of  grace 

O  wliat  a  ]>leasure  'tis  to  see 

O  what  shall  I  do  iny  Saviour  to  praise 

O  Zion  afflicted  with  wave  upon  wave 

PASCHAL  La.7Tib,  by  God  appointed 
Patience,  O  'tis  a  grace  divine 
>*eace  by  his  cross,  hath  Jesus  n"»ade 
Pilgrims,  we  are  to  Canaan  bound 
Pity  a  helpless  sinner.  Lord 
Pity,  Lord,   thy  straying  sheep 
Praise  God,  from   whom  all  blessings  flow 
Praise  God  the  Father  and  the  Son 
Praise  to  the  Lord,  whose  mighty  hand 
Praise  to  thy  name,  eternal  God 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  O  blissful  ihcme 
3'ray'r  was   appointed  to   convey 
I'recious  bible  !   what   a   treasure 
Pre])are  me,  O  my  God 
I'rishiers   of  sin  and  Satan  too  . 

Proclaim  my  gospel,  saith  the  Lord 
Proud  Babylon  }et  waits  her  doom 

RAISE,  thoughtless  sinner,  raise  thine  eye 
Ransom'd  sinners,  sing  the  praises 
Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns 
Pejoice,  ye  nations  of  the  world 
Rise,    O  my   soul,  pursue  the  path 

SAFELY  thro'  another  week — 2(1  part 
Saints  in  their  graves  lie  down  in  peace 
Salvation,  how  precious  the  sound 
Salvation  thro'  tny  dying  God 
Sampson   the  tiieatre  o'erthrew 
Saviour,  canst  tliou  love  a  traitor 
Saviour,  visit  thy  ])lantation 
Say,  who  is  she  that  looks  abroad 
See  a  poor  sinner,  dearest  Lord 
See  Felix  cloth'd  with  poiDp  and  pow'r 
See  fro!"n  the  vineyard  Jesus  comes 
See  Gabriel   sv.ift  descend  to  earth 
See,  gracious  Lord,  before  thy  throne 
See  how  rude  winter's  icy  hand 
See,  how  the  disobedient  sou 


THE  FIRST  LINES. 


See,  how  the  little  toiling  ant 
See,  how  the  rising  sun, 
See,  Lord,  thy  willing  siibjects  bow 
See,  on  the  mount  of  Calvary 
See,  the  Captain  of  salvation 
Self-righteous  souls  on  works  rely 
Shall  e'er  the  shadow  of  a  change 
Shepherd  of  Israel,  bend  thine  ear- 
Shepherd  of  Israel,   thou  dost  keep 
Should  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field 
Since  Jesus   freely  did  appear 
Since,  Lord,  thy  mighty  grace  did  call 
Since  thou  art  pleas'd  thy  saints  to  own 
Since  we  are  call'd  to  part 
Sing  the  dear  Saviour's  glorious  fame 
Sing  to   the  Lord  above 
Sing  to  the  Lord,   ye  .heirs  of  faith 
Sing  we  to  our  God  above 
Sin,  in  ten-thousand  treach'rous  ways 
Sinner,  O  why  so  thoughtless  grown 
Sinners,  away  from  Sinai  fly 
Sinners,  behold  the  downward  road 
Sinners,  behold   the  Lamb  of  God 
Sinners,  rejoice,  it's  Christ  that  dy'd 
Sinners,  this  solemn  truth  regard 
Sinners,  will  you  scorn  the  messsge 
Sole  Sov'reign  of  the  earth  and  skies 
Sons  we  are  thro'  God's  election 
Sov'reign  grace  has  pow'r  alone 
Sov'reign  grace  o'er  sin  abounding  ' 

Sov'reign  Ruler  of  the  skies 
Stand  up,  ye  saints,  and  boldly  march 
Stern  winter  throws  his  icy  chains 
Strange  that  so  much  of  heav'n  and  hell 
Stretch'd  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  dies 
Submissive  to  thy  will,  nny  God 
Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing 
Sweet  to  rejoice   in  lively  hope 
Sweet  was  the  tiine  when  first  I  felt 
Swift  from  the  heav'ns  a  mighty  angel  flies 

TELL  me.  Saviour,  from  above 
Tell  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys 
The  best  of  wisdom  is  to  know 
The  billows  swell,  the  winds  are  high 
The  Canaanite  still  in  the  land 
The  castle  of  the  human  heart 
The  cause  that  is  for  me  too  hard 
The  deluge,  at  th'  Almighty's  call 
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A  TABLE  OF 


The  finest  flow'r  that  ever  blow'd 

The  fire,  with  wild,  unbounded  pow'r 

The  food,  on  which  ihy  children  live 

The  glitt'ring  spangles  of  the  sky 

The  God  of  Abra'm  praise 

The  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge 

The  gold  and  silver  are  the    Lord's 

The  great  Invisible  unknown 

The  holy  Eunuch,   when  baptiz'd 

The  intercessions  of  our  Lord 

The  King  of  heav'n  his  table  spreads 

The  Lord  hath  heard  his  people's  cries 

Th'e  Lord,  iny  Saviour,  is  my  light 

The  Lord  of  Sabbaths  let  us  praise 

The  Lord,  the  God  of  glory  reigns 

The  Lord,  who  rules  the  world's  affairs 

The  Lord,  Vk'ho  truly  knows 

The  mighty  God  that  rules  the  skies 

The  moment  a  sinner  believes 

The  Paschal  Lamb  which  Israel  slew 

The  peace  which  God  alone  reveals 

The  Saviour,  O  what  endless  charms 

The  Saviour,  with  inviting  voice 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high 

The  tiine  is  short !   the  season  near 

The  voice  of  free  grace  cries,  escape  to  the 

Thee,  Father,  v/e  praise 

There  is  a   fountain  fill'd  with  blood 

There  is  a  God,  all  nature  speaks 

There  is  a  period  known  to  God 

There's  not  an  evil  flies 

Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love 

This  God  is  the  God  we  adore 

Tho'  boundless  your  wants  may  appear 

Tho'  troubles  assail,  and  dangers  affright 

Thou  dear  Redeemer,  dying  Lamb 

Thou  didst,  O  mighty  God,  exist 

Thou  God  of  Jabez,  hear 

Thou  lovely  source  of  true  delight 

Thou  only  Sov'reign  of  my  heart  . 

Thou,  who  didst  form  the  rolling  spheres 

Thou,  who  for  sinners  once  wast  slain 

Thro'  all  the  dov»'nward  tracks  of  time 

'J'hro'  endless  years  thou  art  the  same 

Thus  Agur  brcath'd  his   warm  desire 

Thus  did  the  pious  Abra'm  pray 

Thus  far  my  God  hath  led  me  on 

'I'hus  saith  the  Shcplurd  of  the  sheep 

'i'hy  bounties,  gracioua  Lord 


TOOuntam 


THE  FIRST  LINES. 

Thy  goodness,  Lord,  our  souls  confess 

Thy  life  I  read,    my  dearest  Lord 

Thy  mercy,  my  God,  is  the  theme  of  my  song 

Thy  people,  Lord,  who  trust  thy  word 

Thy  providence,  great  God,  we  praise 

Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea 

Thy  ways,  O  Lord,  with  wise  desiga 

'Tis  a  point  I  long   to  know 

*Tis  finish'd,  the  conflict  is  past 

'Tis  life  to  know  the  dying  Lamb 

'Tis  my   happiness  below 

'Tis  pleasant  to  sing 

'Tis  religion  that  can  give 

To-day  the    Saviour  rose 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost 

To  Faiher,  Son,  and  Spirit  ever  blest 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son 

To  God  the  Father's  throne 

To  God  who  chose  us  in  his  Son 

To  God  who  lives  and  reigns  on  high 

To  our  Redeemer's  glorious   name 

To  praise  the  ever-bounteous   Lord 

To  the  eternal  Three 

To  thee,  m.y  She})herd  and  my  Loi-d 

To  thee,  O  Lord,  m.y  heav'uly  King 

To  thee  our  wants  are  known 

To  thee  who  reign'st  suprem.e  above 

To  thy  great  name,   O  Prince  of  peace 

To  us  €' child   is  born   from  heav'n — 2d  part 

Turn  again,  my  daughters,  turn 

*Twas   fix'd  in  God's  eternal  mind 

'Twas  in  an  hour  when  wrath  prevail'd 

'Twas  Jesu's  last  and  great  command 

'Twas  not  to  make   Jehovah's  love 

UNCERTAIN  how  the  way  to  find 
Uprising  from  the  silent  tomb 

VPAN   world,  thy  cheating   arts   give  o'er 
Vital  spark  of  heav'nly  flame 

T  T  /"E  bless  the  Father's  name 

V  V      We  nov/,  O  thou  eternal  God 
Welcome,  delightful  morn 
Welcome,  thou  well-belov'd  of  God 
■  What  cheeiing  words  are  these  . 

What  conrvadiciions   meet 
What  does  the  worldling   gain 
What  dreadful  spot  is  this 
Wtiat  finite  pow'r  with  ceaseless  toil 
What  hath  God  wrought  ?  might  Israel  say- 


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495 
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409 
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625 
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529 
546 
693 
701 
692 
699 
698 
266 
129 
582 
696 
142 
481 
684 
449 
457 

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444 
260. 

40 
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16 

267 
47 

654 
259 

695 
183 
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536 
518 
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What  jarring  natures  dwell  vviihin 

What  joy  possess'd  my  heart 

What  language  now  salutes  the  ear 

What  mean  these  jealousies  and  fears 

What  mighty  wonders  faith  has  done 

What  tender  pity,  love,  and  care 

What  think  you  of  Christ  ?  is  the  test 

Wliat  various  hindrances  we  meet 

When  Abra'm,  full  of  sacred  awe 

When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God 

When   any  turn  from   Sion's   way 

W"hen  at   a  distance,  Lord,  we  trace 

When  blooining  youth  is  snatch'd  away 

When  death  appears  before  my  sight 

When  faith  beholds  the  saints  above 

When  faith  presents  the  Saviour's  death 

When  first  the  God  of  boundless  grace 

When  from  the  precepts  to  the  cross 

When    God    from    his  throne  did  veng'ance  display 

When  God's  own  people  stand  in  need 

When  Hannah,  prest   with  grief 

When  heav'n  does  grant    at  certain  times 

When   in  the  cloud,  with  colours  fair 

When  Israel's  sons,  a  murm'ring  race 

When  Israel's  tribes  were  parch'd  with  thirst 

When  I  the  lonely  tomb  survey 

When  I  view  m.y   Saviour  bleeding 

When  Jacob  from  his  brother  fled 

When  Jesus  first,  at  heav'ns  command 

When  Jesus  hung  upon  the  tree 

When   languor  and  disease    invade 

When  on  my  beloved  I  gaze  • 

When  Paul  was  parted  from  his  friends 

When  sinners  utter  boasting  words 

When  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise 

When  some   kind  Shepherd  from  his   fold 

When  Syria's  leprous  chief 

When  thou,  my  righteous  Judge,  shalt  come 

When  to  his  Father's  fond  embrace 

When  with  my  mind  devoutly  prest 

Whene'er   a  sinner  turns  to  God 

Where'er  the  Lord  shall  build  my  house 

Wliere   is  my  God  ?  does  he  retire 

Where  two  or  three  together  meet 

Willie  here  on  earth  I'm  call'd  to  stay 

"While  Justice  waves  her  vengeful  hand 

While  o'er  our  guilty  laud,  O  Lord 

While  shepherds  watch'd  their  Heecy  care 

Whale  sinners  who  presume  to  bear 


THE  riRST  LINES'. 

Who  hath  cur  report  believ'd 
Whom  shall  I  send  ?  the  Father  cries 
Why  do  I  thus  complain  • 

Why  droops  my  soul  with  grief  opprest 
Why   long'd  Paul  to  be  dissolved 
Why,  mourning  soul,    why  flov/  these  tears 
Why,  O  my  soul,  these  anxious  cares 
Why,  O  my  soul,  why  weepest   thou 
Why  should  a  living  man  complain 
Why  should  I  yield  to  slavish  fears 
Why  should  my  soul  indulge  complaints 
Why  should  the  dread  of  sinful  man 
Why  thus  impatient  to  be  gone 
Why  was  unbelieving  I 
Wisdom  divine  lifts  up  her  voice 
With  heav'nly  powV,  O  Lord,  defend 
With  joy,  ye  saints,  attend,  and  raiss 
With  my  substance  I  \v\U.  honor 
%Vith  radiant  beams  the  sun  arose 
With  transport.  Lord,  our  souls  proclaim 
Would  you  win  a  soul  to   God 


YE  angels,  who  in  glory  reign 
Ye  angels,  who  stand  round  the  throne 
Ye  burden'd  souls,  to  Jesus  come 
Ye  careless  professors  who  rest  on  your  lees 
Ye  fleeting  charms  of  earth,  farevv-eli 
Ye  glitt'ring  toys  of  earth,  ?^ieu 
Ye  hearts,  with  youthful  vigor  warm. 
Ye  humble  souls,  complain  no  more 
Ye  hum.bie  souls,  proclaim  abroad 
Ye  messengers  of  Christ  .  • 

Ye  mothers,  who  v^-ith  growing  love 
Ye  mourning  souls,  dry  up  ycur  tears 
Ye  saints  exult  in  Jesu's  name 
Ye  saints  of  God,  your  voices  raise 
Ye  saints,  proclaim  abroad 
Ye   sin-sick  souls,  dismiss  your  fears 
Ye  sin-sick  souls,  drav/  near 
Ye  tempted  and  try'd,   to  Jesus  draw  nigh 
Ye  trembliiig  souls,  dismiss  your  fears 
Ye  virgin-souls,  arise 


Ye 


hungry,  starving  poor 


Yes,  there  are  joys  that  cannot  die 
Yonder,  amazing  sight !   I  see 
Your  harps,  ye  trembling  saints 


fACCHEUS  climb'd  the  tre^ 


664. 


A  TABLE  or  THE  riRST  LINtS. 

CHORUSES. 


GLORY  be  to  God  above,  hal. 
Glory,  honor,  praise,  and  })Ow'r 
Great  God,  thy  waiting  servants  bless 

LET  sects  and  names  and  parties  fall 

O  PRAISE  the  Lord,  ye  saints 

O  'tis  a  sweet  employ  • 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  hal. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  praise 

SAINTS,  with  joy  lift  up  your  eyes 
Shout,  for  the  Lord,  the  Saviour's  come 

TH'  immortal  God  for  me  hath  dy'd 
To  Christ  the  Lord  let  ev'ry  tongue 
To  him  that  lives,  but  once  was  slain 

YE  saints,  proclaim  in  joyful  strains- 


n 

14, 15 
1 


to 

11 

8 
4 

12 
3 

5 

9 
6 


THE  SONG  OF  THE  ANGELS, 

Tor  the  Kati'oity  of  our  blessed  Lord  and  Sa-oiour. 

Luke  ii.  ver.  8 — 15t 

ITT  THILE  shepherds  watch  their  flocks  by  niglat, 
V  V      All  seated  on  the  ground. 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  canne  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 

2  "  Fear  not,""  said  he,  for  mighty  drea^ 

Had  seiz'd  their  troubled  mind ; 
**  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring  _ 

"  To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3  "  To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day, 

"  Is  born  of  David's  line, 
"  The  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord  i 
'*   And  this  shall  be  the  sign. 

4  '•  The  Heav'nly  Babe  you  there  shall  Sndj 

"  To  human  view  display'd, 
•'  All  meanly  wrapp'd  in  swathing  bands, 
**   And  in  a  manger  laid.'* 

5  Thus  «pake  the  serap-h,  and  forthwith 
Appear'd  a  shining  throng 
Of  angels  praising  God,  who  thus 
Address'd  their  joyful  song  : 

^  **  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
'*    And  to  the  earth  be  j^eace  , 
"   Good  v/'.ll,  henceforth,  from  heav*n  to  men 
*'  B-egin,  and  never  cease." 


A  NEW 

SELECTION  OF  HYMNSe 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

HYMN  1.     C.  M.     Scott. 

AL nighty, »„QtVi,  xvii.  1. 

1  #^  RE  AT  God,  thy  penetrating  eye 
^J   Pervades  my  inmost  powers  ; 
With  awe  profound  my  wond'ring  sou! 

Falls  prostrate,  and  adores. 

2  To  be  encompass'd  round  with  Godj 

The  holy  and  the  jast  j 
Arm'd  with  Omnipotence  to  save, 
Or  crumble  me  to  dust. 

3  O,  how  tremendous  is  the  thought  I 

Deep  may  it  be  imprest  ! 
And  may  thy  spirit  firmly  grave 
This  truth  within  my  breast ! 

4  By  thee  observ'd...by  thee  upheld, 

Let  earth  or  hell  oppose  ; 
I'll  press  with  dauntless  courage  on, 
And  dare  the  proudest  foes. 

5  Yes,  for  thy  arm  shall  be  my  strength, 

And  thine  Almighty  pow'r 
Shall  well  fulfil  thy  promises, 
And  victory  secure. 

6  Begirt  with  thee,  my  fearless  soul 

The  gloomy  vale  shall  tread  ; 
And  thou  wilt  bind  th'immortal  crown 
Of  glory  on  my  head, 
C 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

2.  L.  M.     Steele. 
Behig-  ofGod,.,.Vs-a\m  ci\% 

1  nPHERE  is  a  God,  all  nature  speaks, 

-*-    Thro'  earth,  and  air,  and  seas,  and  skies 
See,  from  the  clouds  his  gloiT  breaks, 
"Wlien  the  first  beams  of  morning  rise  : 

2  The  rising  sun,  serenely  bright, 

O'er  the  wide  world's  extended  frame, 
Inscribes,  in  characters  of  light, 
His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  name. 

5  The  flov/'r}'  tribes  all  blooming  rise 
Above  the  weak  attempts  oi  art ; 
The  smallest  worms,  the  meanest  flies., 
Speak  sweet  conviction  to  the  heart. 

4  Ye  curious  minds,  who  roam  abroad, 
And  trace  creation's  wonders  o'er, 
Confess  the  footsteps  of  the  God — 
Bow  down  before  him,  and  adore, 

3.  C.  M.     Steele. 
Condescension  ofGod..,.!  Kings  viii.  27, 

1  T^  TERNAL  pow'r,  almighty  God  ! 
-•-^  Who  can  approach  thy  throne  l 
Accessless  light  is  thine  abode. 

To  angel-eyes  unknown. 

2  Before  the  radience  of  thine  eye. 

The  heav'ns  no  longer  shine  ; 
And  all  the  glories  of  the  sky 
Are  but  the  shade  of  thine. 

3  Great  God,  and  wilt  thou  condescend 

To  cast  a  look  below  ? 
To  this  vile  world  thy  notice  bend— 
These  seats  of  sin  and  wee  t 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED 

[4  Bat  O !  to  shew  thy  smiling  fcice, 
To  bring  thy  glories  near  ! 
Amazing  and  transporting  grace, 
To  dwell  with  mortals  here  !] 

5  How  strange  !  how  awful  is  thy  love  ! 

With  trembling  we  adore  : 
Not  all  th'  exalted  minds  above 
lis  wonders  can  explore. 

6  While  golden  harps  and  angel  tongues 

Resound  immortal  lays, 
Great  God,  permit  oar  humble  songs 
,To  rise,  and  mean  thy  praise. 

4.     L.  M.     Steele. 
Do'inlnlcn  and  Power  of  Goc/.,,. Fsd.]rr)  xclii. 

1  np'HE  Lord,  the  God  ofgiory,  reigns, 

X      In  robes  of  Majesty  array'd  ; 
His  rule  omnipotence  sustains, 
And  guides  the  worlds  his  hands  have  madt 

2  Ere  rolling  worlds  began  to  move. 

Or  ere  the  heav'ns  were  stretch'd  abroad, 
Thy  awful  throne  was  fixt  above  : 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God. 

3  The  swelling  floods  tumultuous  rise.... 
Aloud  the  angry  tempests  roar — 
Liu  their  proud  billows  to  the  skies, 
And  foam  and  lash  the  trembling  shore. 

4  The  Lord,  the  mighty  God,  on  high, 
Controuls  the  fiercely  raging  seas  ; 

He  speaks!  and  noise  and  tempest  fly.... 
The  waves  sink  down  in  gende  peace. 

5  Thy  sov'reign  laws  are  ever  sure — 
Eternal  holiness  is  thine  ; 

And,  Lord,  thy  people  should  be  pure, 
And  in  thy  blest  resemblance  shine. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

5.     C.  M.     Roxve. 
Eternkif  cfGod..,.'Ps^\m  xc.  1,  2. 

1  nPHOU  didst,  O  mighty  God,  exist 

■^     Ere  time  began  its  race-— 
Before  the  ample  elements 
FillM  up  the  void  of  space. 

2  Before  the  pondVous.  earthly  globe 

In  fluid  air  was  stay'd — 
Before  the  ocean's  mighty  springs 
Their  liquid  stores  display'd. 

[3  Ere  thro'  the  gloom  of  ancient  night 
The  streaks  of  light  appeared — 
Before  the  high  celestial  arch 
Or  starry  poles  were  rear'd.] 

4  Ere  men  adorM,  or  angels  knew, 

Or  prais'^d  thy  wond^'ous  name. 
Thy  bliss,  (O  sacred  spring  of  life  !) 
And  glory  J  were  the  same. 

5  And  when  the  pillars  of  the  world. 

With  sudden  ruin  break, 
And  all  this  vast  and  goodly  frame 
Sinks  in  the  mighty  wreck  : 

6  When  from  her  orb  the  moon  shall  start... 

Th'  astonish'd  sun  roll  l^ack  ; 
While  all  the  trembling  starry  lamps 
Their  ancient  course  forsake  : 

7  For  ever  permanent  and  fixt.... 

From  agitation  free — 
Unchang'd  in  everlasting  years, 
Shall  thy  existence  be. 

6.     L.  M.     Scott. 
Exalted  above  all praise,;.Neh*  ix.  v. 
1     A  WAKE,  my  soul,  attune  the  lyre, 
■^^  And  raise  to  heav'n  a  noble  song  ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED. 

With  fixed  heart  adore  the  Lord, 

And  spread  his  praises  with  thy  tongue. 

2  But  O,  the  vast,  the  boundless  theme  ! 
Nor  hunnan,  nor  angelic  mind 

Can  touch  the  height,  or  sound  the  depth, 
Nor  all  their  brightest  pow'rs  combin'd. 

3  Immensely  fiir  beyond  their  ken 
His  matchless,  countless  glories  rise, 
And  clouds  and  darkness  veil  his  face 
From  the  most  penetrating  eyes. 

4  But  should  those  circling  clouds  disperse, 
And  the  full  Deity  display — 
O'erwhelm'd  with  the  refulgent  blaze, 
Th'  astonish'd  heav'ns  would  shrink  away, 

5  Great  God,  and  shall  a  guilty  Vvorm..,. 
A  grov'ling  insect  of  the  night, 
Take  aim  at  heav'n,  and  boldly  dare 
Celebrate  beauties  innnite  ? 

[6  Fir'd  with  the  view,  my  panting  soul 
Does  oft  her  feeble  pinions  try.... 
Oft  she  attempts  in  tuneful  lays. 
The  glories  of  the  Deity.] 

7  Vain  efforts  of  a  towVing  mind, 
Such  awful  myst'ries  to  explore  ! 
Wouldst  thou  divine  perfections  praise, 
In  silent  reverence  adore. 

r.     L.  M.     Needham, 
Faithfulness  of  GQd,..,'Num,  xxill.  19. 

1  VE  humble  souls,  proclaim  abroad 

The  honors  of  a  faithful  God  j 
Hov/  just  and  true  are  all  his  ways,... 
How  much  above  your  highest  praise  ! 

2  The  v/orcls  his  sacred  lips  declare 
Of  his  own  mind  the  image  bear  ; 

C3 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

What  should  him  tempt,  from  frailty  free^ 
Blest  in  his  self-sufficiency  ? 

3  He  will  not  his  great  self  deny  ; 
A  God  all  truth  can  never  lie  : 
As  well  might  he  his  being  quit, 
As  break  his  oath,  or  word  forget, 

4  Let  frighten'd  rivers  change  their  course, 
Or  backward  hasten  to  their  source  ; 
Swift  thro'  the  air  let  rocks  be  hurl'd. 
And  mountains  like  the  chaff  be  whir'ld. 

3  Let  sun  and  stars  forget  to  rise, 
Or  quit  their  station  in  the  skies  ; 
Let  heav'n  and  earth  both  pass  away, 
Eternal  truth  shall  ne'er  decay. 

6  True  to  his  word,  God  gave  his  son. 
To  die  fo^  crimes  which  men  had  done  ; 
Blest  pledge  !  he  never  will  revoke 
A  single  promise  he  has  spoke. 

8.     148th,     Keni. 
God  precious, ,„Vs?i\m  cxxxix.  17, 

1  INDULGENT  God!  how  kind 
A  Are  all  thy  ways  to  me, 
Whose  dark,  benighted  mind 
Was  enmity  with  thee  ; 

Yet  now  subduM  by  sov'reign  grace. 
My  spirit  longs  for  thine  embrace. 

2  Hov/  precious  are  thy  thoughts, 
That  o'er  my  bosom  roil ; 
They  swell  beyond  rny  faults, 
And  captivate  my  soul  j 

How  great  their  sum. ...how  higii  they  rlsc^ 
Can  ne'er  be  known  beneath  the  skies. 

o     Preserv'd  in  Jesus,  when 
My  feet  made  haste  to  hell ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.      9 

And  there  should  I  have  been, 

But  thou  do'st  all  things  well : 
Thy  love  was  great.. ..thy  mercy  free^ 
Which  from  the  pit  deliver'd  me. 

4  Before  thy  hands  had  made 
The  sun  to  rule  the  day, 
Or  earth's  foundation  laid^ 
Or  fashion'd  Adam's  clay, 

What  thoughts  of  peace  and  mercy  flowed 
In  thy  dear  bosom,  O  my  God  ! 

5  O  !  fathomless  abyss, 
Where  hidden  myst'ries  lie  ; 
The  seraph  finds  his  bliss, 
Within  the  same  to  pry  : 

Lord,  what  is  man,  thy  desp'rate  foe, 
That  thou  should'st  bless  and  love  him  so  I 

6  A  monument  of  grace, 

A  sinner,  savM  by  blood — 

The  streams  of  love  I  trace 

Up  to  the  Fountain,  God  ; 
And  in  his  sacred  bosom,  see 
Eternal  thoughts  of  love  to  me> 

9.     C.  M.     Gibbons. 
Goodness  of  God„„JeY.  xxxi.  12. 

1  T^HY  goodness,  Lord,  our  souls  confess  i 

Thy  goodness  v/e  adore  ; 
A  spring  whose  blessings  never  fail— 
A  sea  without  a  shore  ! 

2  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  thy  love  attest 

In  every  golden  ray  ; 
Love  draws  the  curtains  of  the  night. 
And  love  brings  back  the  day. 

3  Thy  bounty  every  season  crowns, 

With  all  the  bliss  it  yields  ; 


10  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

With  joyful  clusters  loads  the  vines, 
With  strength'ning  grain  the  fields. 

4  But  chiefly  thy  compassion,  Lord, 

Is  in  the  gospel  seen  ; 
There,  like  a  3un,  thy  mercy  shines, 
Without  a  cloud  between. 

5  Pardon,  acceptance,  peace,  and  joy, 

Thro'  Jesu's  name  are  giv'n. 
He  on  the  cross  was  lifted  high. 
That  we  might  reign  in  heav'n. 


10.     C.  M.     Cruden. 
Greatness  of  GGd>,»,ls2^^^\  xl.  12 — 15. 

1  T   O!  heavV/s  tremendous,  mighty  King! 
■^-^   (I  tren^ble  at  the  name  !) 

Angels  but  faintly  lisp  his  praise, 
Nor  half  his  deeds  proclaim. 

2  He  rounded  all  the  heav'nly  orbs, 

He  bowl'd  them  from  his  hand  ; 
They  at  his  pleasure  shoot  along. 
Or  at  his  bidding  stand. 

3  The  same  unbounded  powV  of  God 

Pour'd  forth  the  noisy  deep ; 
Whose  billows  lash  th'  affrighted  strand, 
Or  hush'd  by  him  they  sleep. 

[4  '  O  praise  his  name,  ye  heav'nly  orbs, 
And  sound  his  fame  abroad  ; 
Proclaim  his  pow'r,  thou  mighty  deep, 
And  own  the  hand  of  God.'] 

PART   SFXOND. 

5  His  fingers  spann'd  the  azure  sky.... 
Assigned  each  star  its  place  ; 
He  smooth'd  for  each  a  spacious  road 
Thro'  vast,  unbounded  space. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     10 

C  He  gaug'd  the  yielding  mounds  of  sand, 
That  smoothly  line  the  shore  ; 
And  curbM  th'  impetuous,  lawless  waves, 
While  all  enrag'd  they  roar, 

7  Each  fragment  of  the  rugged  rock, 

In  his  just  scales  was  weigh'd. 
And  all  the  proud,  aspiring  hills 
Were  in  his  balance  try'd. 

8  Who  led  his  blest,  unerring  hand, 

Or  lent  him  needful  aid, 
When  on  its  strong,  unshaken  base 
The  pondVous  earth  was  laid  ? 

[9  '  O  praise  his  name,  ye  rolling  worlds, 
And  sound  his  fame  abroad  ; 
Ye  heirs  of  heav'n,  proclaim  his  pow'r^ 
That  brought  you  back  to  God.'] 

PART    THIRD, 

10  Who  drew  creation's  wond'rous  plan^ 
Or  sketched  its  prospects  out? 
Who  sat  in  council  when  he  fix'd 
The  comet's  tedious  route  ? 

11  When  nature's  god-like  laws  were  fram'd. 

Who  penn'd  its  ruder  draught  I 

Who  did  the  depth  of  wisdom  sound, 

Or  first  him  knowledge  taught  ? 

12  Hail,  being's  uncreated  source. 

Whose  streams  from  thee  all  flow? 
Cherubic  and  seraphic  bands 
In  thy  dread  presence  bow. 

[13  '  O  Praise  his  name,  ye  mighty  hosts, 
And  sound  his  fame  abroad  ; 

Ye  ransom'd  seed,  proclaim  his  grace^ 
That  form'd  your  hearts  for  God.'] 


n  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

11.     L.  M.      Tucker. 
Holiness^  Justice^  and  dlercy  uniied..„'Ps,  Ixxxv.  10. 

1  INFINITE  grace!  and  can  it  be 

"*■   That  heav'n's  supreme  should  stoop  so  low! 

To  visit  one  so  vile  as  I, 

One  who  has  been  his  bitt'rest  foe  ! 

2  Can  holiness  and  wisdom  join, 

With  truth,  with  justice,  and  with  grace, 
To  make  eternal  blessings  mine, 
And  sin,  with  all  its  guilt,  erase? 

3  O  love !  beyond  conception  great. 
That  ibrm'd  the  vast,  stupendous  plan  ! 
V/here  all  divine  perfections  meet 

To  reconcile  rebt:llious  man  ! 

4  There  wisdom  shines  in  fullest  bla^e. 
And  justice  all  her  rights  maintains! 
AstonishM  angels  stoop  to  gaze, 
While  mercy  o'er  the  guilty  reigns, 

5  Yes,  mercy  reigns,  and  justice  too — 
In  Christ  harmoniously  they  meet: 
He  paid  to  justice  all  her  due, 

And  now  he  fills  the  mercy -seat- 

6  Such  are  the  wonders  of  our  God, 
And  such  th*  amazing  depths  of  grace, 
To  save  from  wrath's  vindictive  rod, 
The  chosen  sons  of  Adam's  race. 

7  With  grateful  songs,  then  let  our  souls 
Surround  our  gracious  Father's  throne; 
And  all  between  the  distant  poles 

His  truth  and  mercy  ever  own. 


H 


12.     CM.     Needham. 
Holiness  of  Gc^.... Isaiah  viii.  13. 
OLY  and  rev'rend  is  the  name 
Of  our  eternal  King  j 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     U 

Thrice  holy  Lord,  the  angels  cry — 
Thrice  holy,  let  us  sing  ! 

[2  Heav*n*s  brightest  lamps,  with  him  compar'd, 
Are  mean,  and  look  but  dim  ! 
The  fairest  angels  have  their  spots. 
When  once  compar'd  with  him.] 

2  Hoiy  is  he  in  ail  his  works, 
And  truth  is  his  delight ; 
But  sinners  and  their  v/icked  ways 
Shall  perish  from  his  sight. 

4  The  deepest  revVence  of  the  mind, 

Pay,  O  my  soul,  to  God  ; 
Lift  with  thy  hands  a  holy  heart, 
To  his  sublime  abode. 

5  With  sacred  awe  pronounce  his  name, 

Whom  words  nor  thoughts  can  reach ; 
A  broken  heart  shall  please  him  more 
Than  the  best  forms  of  speech. 

-6  Thou,  holy  God !  preserve  my  soul 
From  all  pollution  free  ; 
The  pure  in  heart  are  thy  delight, 
And  they  thy  face  shall  see» 

13.     C.  M.      Tale. 
JmmutabUicy  of  G;:^.... Psalm  cii.  25 — 28. 

1  npHRO'  endless  years  thou  art  the  samcr, 

O  thou  eternal  God! 
Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  tell  thy  works  abroad. 

2  The  strong  foundations  of  the  earth 

Of  old  by  thee  were  laid  ; 
By  thet  the  beaut'ous  arch  of  heav'n 
With  matchics-i  skill  was  made. 

'3  Soon  shall  this  goodly  frame  of  things, 
Form'd  hy  thy  pow'rful  hand, 


U  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

Be  like  a  vesture  laid  aside, 
And  chang'd  at  thy  command. 

4  But  thy  perfections  all  divine, 

Eternal  as  thy  days, 
Thro*  everlasting  ages  shine, 
With  undiminish'd  rays. 

5  Thy  children's  children  still  thy  care. 

Shall  own  their  father's  God — 
To  latest  times  thy  favor  share, 
And  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

14.     L.  M.     Scott. 
IncoviprehensibiUty  of  God,,.,  J  oh  xi.  7» 

1  "\l/TiAl  finite  pow'r,  with  ceaseless  toil. 

Can  fathom  the  eternal  mind? 
Or  who  th'  Almighty  Three  and  One, 
By  searching  to  perfection  find  ? 

2  Angels  and  men  in  vain  may  raise 
Harmonious,  their  adoring  songs ; 

The  laboring  thoughts  sink  dov/n  opprest 
And  praises  die  upiju  their  tongues. 

3  Yet  would  I  lift  my  t^-enrbllng  voice, 
A  portion  of  his  ways  to  sing; 

And,  ir:;ngliug  widi  his  mearest  works, 
My  humble,  grateful  tribute  bring. 

15.     C.  M.     Biirder, 
Love  of  God.^.A  John  iv.  8. 

1  /^OME,  ye  th?>t  know  and  fear  the  Lord, 
^    And  raise  your  soul  above  ; 

Let  ev'iy  heart  arid  voice  accord. 
To  sing,  diat  God  is  love. 

2  Th's  precious  truth  his  word  declares, 

A-.:d  all  his  mercies  proN  e  ; 

Jesus,  the  gift  of  gifts  i.jj,;ears, 

To  shew  that  God  is  love. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     10 

Q  Behold  !  his  patience  lengthen'd  out, 
To  those  who  from  him  rove  ; 
And  calls  effectual  reach  their  hearts, 
To  teach  them,  God  is  love. 
4  The  work  begun  is  carryM  on, 
By  powV  from  heav'n  above  ; 
And  ev'ry  step,  from  first  to  last, 
Proclaims,  that  God  is  love. 

f  5  And  O  that  you,  whose  harden'd  hearts 
No  fears  of  hell  can  move, 
May  hear  the  gospel's  mildest  voice, 
That  tells  you,  God  is  love.] 

6  Thousands,  once  vile  and  base  as  you. 

Surround  the  throne  above  ; 
The  grace  that  changM,  has  tun'd  their  hearts 
To  sing,  that  God  is  love. 

7  O  may  we  all,  while  here  below, 

This  best  of  blessings  prove; 
'Till  warmer  hearts,  in  brighter  worlds, 
Shall  shout,  that  God  is  love. 

16.     C.  M.     Ke?it. 

Love  of  God,  or  Chrhfs  death  the  effect^  not  the  cause^ 

of  God's  love  to  his  chos€n»„.]o\\v\  iii.  IG. 

1  5'  I  ^WAS  not  to  make  Jehovah's  love 

-^     Towards  the  sinner  flame, 
That  Jesus,  from  his  throne  above, 
A  suff'ring  man  became. 

2  'Twas  not  the  death  which  he  endur'd, 

Nor  all  the  pangs  he  bore, 
That  G©d's  eternal  love  procur'd ; 
For  God  was  love  before. 

3  He  lov'd  the  world  of  his  elect, 

Widi  love  surpassing  thought; 
Nor  will  his  mercy  e'er  neglect 
The  souls  so  dearly  bought. 
D 


7  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

4  The  warm  affections  of  his  breast 
Towards  his  children  burn  ; 
And  in  this  love  he'll  ever  rest. 
Nor  from  his  oath  return. 

17.     L.  M.     Blacklock, 
Majestij  of  GW.... Psalm  civ. 

1  /^OME,  O  my  soul,  in  saqred  lays, 
^^-^   Attempt  thy  great  Creator's  praise  :• 
But  O,  what  tongue  can  speak  his  fame  ! 
What  mortal  verse  can  reach  the  theme  ! 

2  Enthron'd  amidst  the  radient  spheres, 
He  glory  like  a  garment  wears  ; 

To  form  a  robe  of  light  divine, 
Ten  thousand  suns  around  him  shincc 
[3  Before  his  throne  a  glitt'ring  band 
Of  cherubs  and  of  seraphs  stand  5 
Ethereal  spirits,  who,  in  flight, 
Outwing  the  active  rays  of  light.] 

4  To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth  j 

He  form'd  this  pond'rous  globe  of  earth  j 
He  rais'd  the  glorious  arch  on  high. 
And  measur'd  out  the  azure  sky. 

5  In  all  our  Maker's  grand  designs. 
Omnipotence  with  wisdom  shines  ; 

His  works,  thro'  all  this  wond'rous  frame, 
Bear  the  great  impress  of  his  name. 

6  Rais'd  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
Do  thou,  my  soul,  his  glories  sing  ; 
And  let  his  praise  employ  thy  tongue, 
'Till  list'ning  worlds  applaud  the  song ! 

,  %  * 

18.     L.  M.     ScrjtU 
Mercies  cf  God  hnestiinnhlc,*.,Vs'A\\\  cxxxix.  1 T,  18. 
1   ''  I  'HE  glitt'ring  spangles  of  the  sky..,. 

A     The  sands  which  spread  th'  extended  shore, 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     19 

These  could  I  number,  yet,  my  God, 
I  ne'er  could  count  thy  mercies  o'er  ! 

2  This  curious  frame.. ..these  noble  powers', 
To  thy  creating  hand  I  owe  ; 

Thy  providence  preserves  me  safe. 
And  crowns  my  every  wish  below. 

3  Oft  in  the  visions  of  the  night, 

My  thoughts  still  on  thy  mercies  rove  ; 
And  ev'ry  midnight  wakeful  hour, 
I  trace  the  wonders  of  thy  love. 

4  The  pleasant,  unexhausted  theme 
Each  rising  morn  my  soul  pursues — 
In  fervent  pray'r  ascends  to  thee, 
And  still  her  grateful  song  renews. 

5  Nor  days,  nor  nights,  nor  months,  nor  years, 
Nor  centuries  would  e'er  suffice 

To  sound  th'  unfathom'd  depths  of  love, 
Or  touch  the  heights  thy  mercies  rise. 

[6  Thy  mercies,  Lord,  thro'  endless  years, 
Shall  still  my  raptur'd  pow'rs  employ  j 
Yet  endless  years  will  still  but  swell 
My  wonder,  gratitude,  and  joy.] 

19.     C.  M.     Stennett. 
Mercy  and  Truth  urated..„Fs^\m  Ixxxv.  10. 

1  "T  X  7HEN  first  the  God  of  boundless  grace 

V  V     Disclos'd  his  kind  design. 
To  rescue  our  apostate  race 
From  mis'ry,  shame,  and  sin. 

2  Quick  thro'  the  realms  of  light  and  bliss, 

The  joyful  tidings  ran  ; 
Each  heart  exulted  at  the  nev/s, 
That  God  would  dwell  with  man. 

3  Yet  'midst  their  joys  they  paus'd  awhile, 

And  ask'd,  with  strange  surprise, 


20  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

"  Bat  how  can  injur'd  justice  smile, 
"  Or  look  with  pitying  eyes  ?" 

[4  "  Will  the  Almighty  deign  again 
"  To  visit  yonder  world  ; 
*'  And  hither  hring  rebellious  men, 
"  Whence  rebels  once  were  hurPd  ? 

S  "  Their  tears,  and  groans,  and  deep  distress 
"  Aloud  for  mercy  call ; 
"  But  ah !  must  truth  and  righteousness 
"  To  mercy  victims  fall  r" 

6.  So  spake  the  friends  of  God  and  mae, 
Delighted,  yet  surprised ; 
Enger  to  know  the  wond'rous  plaa 
That  wisdom  had  devis'd.] 

7  The  son  of  God  attentive  heard. 

And  quickly  thus  reply'd — 
"  In  me  let  mercy  be  rever'd, 
"  And  justice  satisfy'd. 

8  '*  Behold!  my  vital  blood  I  pour, 

"  A  sacrifice  to  God  ; 
*'  Let  angry  justice  now  no  more 
*^  Demand  the  sinner's  blood," 

9  He  spake,  and  heav'n's  high  arches  rung^ 

With  shouts  of  loud  applause  ; 
'*  He  dy*d,''  the  friendly  angels  sung, 
Nor  cease  their  rapt'rous  joys. 

20.     lis.     Whitf  eld's  Col 
Mercy  of  G5<^.... Psalm  Ixxxix.  1. 

1  'TpHY  mercy,  my  God,  is  the  theme  of  my  song, 

X  Thejoy  ofmyheart,and  the  boastnof  my  tongue  j 
Thv  fi'^e  grace  alone,  from  the  first  to  the  last. 
Has  won  my  affections,  and  bound  my  soul  fast. 

2  Without  thy  sweet  mercy,  I  could  not  live  herc, 

Sin  soon  wodd  reduce  me  to  utter  dispair  ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     21 

But  thro'  thy  free  goodness,  my  spirits  revive. 
And  ne  that  first  made  me  still  keeps  me  alive. 
S  Thy  mercy  is  more  than  a  match  for  my  heart, 
Which  wonders  to  feel  its  ov/n  hardness  depart: 
Dissolv'd  by  thy  goodness,  I  fall  to  the  ground, 
And  weep  to  the  praise  of  the  mercy  I  found. 

4  The  door  of  thy  mercy  stands  open  all  days 

To  the  poor  and  the  needy,  who  knock  by  the  way; 
No  sinner  shall  ever  be  empty  sent  back, 
Who  comes  seeking  mercy  for  Jesus's  sake. 

5  Thy  mercy  in  Jesus  exempts  me  from  hell ; 
Its  glories  I'll  sing,  and  its  svonders  I'll  tell : 
'Twas  Jesus,  my  friend,  when  he  hung  on  the  tredj 
That  cpen'd  the  channel  of  mercy  for  me. 

6  Great  Father  of  mercies,  thy  goodness  I  own, 
And  the  covenant  love  of  thy  crucifv  'd  Son  ; 
All  praise  to  the  Spirit,  whose  witness  divine. 
Seals  mercy,  and  pardon,  and  righteousness  mine. 

21.     CM.     Neivton. 
Omniscience  of  Go^^.... Psalm  cxxx'x. 

1  /^NE  glance  of  thine,  eternal  Lord, 
V-^   Pierces  all  nature  thro' ; 

Nor  heaven,  nor  earth,  nor  hell  afford 
A  shelter  from  thy  view ! 

2  The  mighty  whole,  each  smaller  part, 

At  once  before  thee  lies  ;  . 
And  ev'ry  thought  of  ev'ry  heart 
Is  open  to  thine  eyes. 

3  Tho'  greatly  from  myself  conceal'd, 

Thou  seest  my  inward  frame  ; 
To  thee  I  always  stand  reveal'd, 
Exacdy  as  I  <(m. 

4  Since,  therefore,  I  can  hardly  bear 

What  in  mvself  I  see, 
How  vile  and  black  must  I  appear, 
Most  holy  God,  to  the©  t 
1)2 


22  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

5  But  since  my  Saviour  stands  between^ 

In  garments  dyM  in  blood, 
'Tis  he,  instead  of  me,  is  seen 
When  I  approach  to  God# 

6  Thus,  tho^a  sinner,  I  am  safe; 

He  pleads  before  the  throne 

His  life  and  death  in  my  behalf, 

And  call  my  sins  his  own. 

7  V/hat  w^nd'rous  love. ...what  mysteries, 

In  this  appointment  shine  f 
My  breaches  of  the  law  are  his, 
And  his  obedience  mine. 

22.     C.  M,     Blackhck, 
Otnmsckncc  mid  Omnipresence  ofGod„»»Vs»  cxxxix. 

1  T    ORD,  thou,  with  an  unerring  beam, 
JLi  Surveyest  all  my  pow'rs  ; 

My  rising  steps  are  watchM  by  thee.,.. 
By  thee,  my  resting  hours. 

2  My  thoughts,  scarce  struggling  into  birth, 

Great  God,  are  known  to  thee  : 
V^broad,  at  home,  still  Fm  inclosed 
With  thine  immensity. 

3  To  thee  the  labyrinths  of  life 

In  open  view  appear  ; 
Nor  steals  a  whisper  from  my  lips 
W^ithout  thy  listening  ear. 

4  Behind  I  glance,  and  thou  art  there ; 

Before  me  shines  thy  name  ; 
And  'tis  thy  strong,  Almighty  hand 
Sustains  my  tender  frame. 

5  Such  knowledge  mocks  the  vain  essays 

Of  my  astonishM  mind  ; 
Nor  can  my  reason*s  soaring  eye 
Its  tow'ring  summit  find. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     ^ 

PART  SECOND. 

6  Where,  from  thy  Spirit,  shall  I  stretch 

The  pinions  of  my  flight  ? 
Or  where,  thro'  nature^s  spacious  range, 
Shall  I  elude  thy  sight  ? 

7  Scal'd  I  the  skies,  the  blaze  divine 

Would  overwhelm  my  soul  ; 
Plung'd  I  to  hell,  there  should  I  hear 
Thine  awful  thunders  rolL 

8  If  on  a  morning's  darting  ray, 

With  matchless  speed  I  rode, 
And  flew  to  the  wild,  lonely  shore 
That  bounds  the  ocean's  flood, 

9  Thither  thine  hand,  all-present  God, 

Must  guide  the  wond'rous  w^ay^ 
And  thine  Omnipotence  support 
.  The  fabric  of  my  clay. 

10  Should  I  involve  myself  around 

With  clouds  of  tenfold  night, 
The  clouds  would  shine  like  blazing  nooUj 
Before  thy  piercing  sight, 

11  *  If  in  thy  being  so  enclos'd, 

How  vain  th'  attempt  to  fly, 
Since  ev'ry  rising  bud  of  thought 
Is  naked  to  thine  eye.' 

23.     L.  M.     A?2on. 
Power  of  God,. .A  Sam.  xv.  29. 

1  JEHOVAH  is  a  God  of  might, 

nJ    He  fram'd  the  earth,  he  built  the  s^y  ;* 
And  what  he  speaks  is  surely  right — 
^^  The  strength  of  Israel  will  not  lie"— - 

2  Ye  weary  souls,  with  sin  opprest, 
To  him  in  evVy  trouble  fly  ; 

His  promise  is, ''  I'll  give  you  nest'* — . 
"  The-  strengiji  of  Israel  will  not  lie.*' 


24  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD 

3  Then  why  sunk  clown  beneath  despair? 
To  Jesu's  throne  of  grace  apply  ; 

His  promise  plead — he'll  hear  your  pray*r; 
"  The  strength  of  Israel  will  not  lie," 

4  Ask  what  you  will  in  Jesu*s  name, 
He  never  will  yoiir  suit  deny  ; 

To  save  you  from  distress  he  came  ; 
*^  The  strength  of  Isra<;l  will  not  lie.*' 

5  Behold  !  I  come,  most  gracious  Lord, 
And  on  thy  promise  now  rely  ; 

In  my  distress*,  how^  sweet  this  word, 
"  The  strength  of  Israel  will  not  lie  ?* 

24.     L.  M.     Needham, 
Spirituality  qfGod„„John  iv.  24. 

1  /^  God  !  thou  art  a  Spirit  pure — 
^-^   Invisible  to  mortal  eyes  ; 

Th'  immortal  and  th'  eternal  King — ' 
The  great.. ..the  good....thc  only  wise. 

2  While  nature  changes,  and  her  works 
Decay,  corrupt,  dissolve,  and  die, 
Thy  essence  pure  no  change  shall  see, 
Secure  of  immortality. 

3  Thou  great  Invisible  !  what  hand 
Can  draw  thy  image  spotless  fair  ? 
To  what  in  heav'n — to  what  on  earth. 
Can  men  th'  immortal  King  compare  ? 

[4  Let  stupid  heathens  frame  their  gods 
Of  gold  and  silver.. ..wood  and  stone  ; 
Ours  is  the  God  that  made  the  hcav'ns->— 
Jehovah  he,  and  God  alone.] 

5   M}'  soul,  thy  purest  homage  pay — 
In  spirit  and  in  truth  adore  ; 
More  shall  this  please  than  sacrifice — 
Than  outward  forms  delig'ut  him  more. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.    55 

25.     L.  Mr    Scott, 
Unchangeableness  of  God.,„M2ii,  \u,  6. 

1  O  HALL  e'er  the  shadow  of  a  change 
^  Eclipse  the  Origin  of  Light  ? 

Or  can  the  hopes,  which  truth  has  rais'd^ 
Lie  bury'd  in  eternal  night  ? 

2  Sooner  may  nature's  laws  reverse — 
Revolving  seasons  cease  their  round  ; 
Nor  spring  appear  in  blooming  pride 
Nor  autumn  be  with  plenty  crown'd. 

3  Yon  shining  orbs  forget  their  course— 
The  sun  his  destin'd  path  forsake. 
And  nature  lose  her  rapid  force, 
Before  our  God  a  change  can  make. 

4  Earth  may,  with  all  her  works,  dissolve, 
(If  such  her  great  Creator's  will  ;) 

But  he  for  ever  is  the  same — - 
I  AM  !  is  his  memorial  still  ! 
[5  What,  tho'  my  heav'nly  Father  frown. 
And  check  my  follies  with  the  rod  ; 
Unchangeable  his  cov'nant  stands, 
Confirm'd  by  oath,  and  seai'd  with  blood.]; 

26.     L.  M.     Needham. 
Wisdom  and  Knowledge  of  God.. ».Joh  xil.  13. 

1  A   WAKE,  my  tongue,  thy  tribute  bring 
Ajl  To  him  who  gave  thee  pow'r  to  sing^ 
Praise  him,  who  is  all  praise  above, 

The  source  of  wisdom  and  of  love, 

2  How  vast  his  knowledge  !  how  profound  f 
A  depth  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowR*d  f 
The  stars  he  numbers,  and  their  names 

He  gives  to  all  those  heav'nly  flames. 

3  Thro'  each  bright  world  above,  behold 
Ten  thousand  thousand  charms  unfold ; 
Earth,  air,  and  mighty  seas  combine. 
To  speak  his  wisdom  all  divine. 


'i^l  MISSION  OF  CHRIST. 

4  *  But  in  redemption,  O  what  grace  ! 
Its  wonders,  0  what  thought  can  trace ! 
Here  wisdom  shines  for  ever  bright — 
Praise  him,  my  soul,  with  sweet  delight.' 


CHRIST. 

HIS  MISSION,  BIRTH,  LIFE,  SUFrERINGS,  DEATH,   RES3, 
URRECTION,  x\ND  ASCENSION. 

2r.     8.  4.     Medktj, 
Mission  ofChrist.,..Fs:i\m  xl.  7 — 10.  Heb.  x.  7^10. 

1  "  "TXT'HOM  shall  I  send  f  the  Father  cries  ; 

V  V     "  Lo  !   I  am  here,"  the  Son  replies ; 
"I'll  veil  my  glories   all  divine, 
"  And  to  mine  own,  man's  nature  join, 
"  That  bright  in  glory  he  may  shine 
"  To  endless  day, 

2  "  I'll  satisfy  the  law's  demands, 

"  For  all  who  're  giv'n  into  my  hands  ; 
*'  The  bitter  cup  for  them  I'll  drink, 
"  Nor  shall  my  chosen  ever  sink  ; 
*'  I'll  raise  them  from  th'  infernal  brink 
"  To  endless  day. 

3  "  Constrain'd  by  everlasting  love, 

"  He  left  the  shining  realms  above — 
*'  In  sorrows  spent  his  life  on  earth, 
"  And  then  on  Calv'ry  vanquish'd  death  ;^ 
"  'Tis  finish'd  !"  said  his  dymg  breath, 
"  To  endless  day." 

[4  *'  My  ministers  I'll  send  abroad, 
"  To  call  my  ransom'd  back  to  God  ; 
"  Them  Til  conduct  with  tender  care" 
"  And  bring  where  those  bright  mansions  arc, 
*'  Which  I  for  all  my  saints  prepare, 
"  To  endless  day.*'] 


BIRTH  OF  CHRIST.  28 

28.     L.  M.     Anon. 
Birth  of  Christ... ,Lukt.  ii.  10—14. 

FIRST   SHEPHERD. 

1  AT  this  unwonted  hour,  behold 

-^^  How  strange  the  midnight  skies  appear; 
How  all  yon  east  is  streak'd  with  gold, 
As  if  the  op'ning  mom  was  near. 

SECOND   SHEPHERO. 

2  I  mark  it ;  now  the  streams  unite, 
One  pillar  now  of  moving  light  : 

My  soul,  too,  shakes. ...it  sinks... .it  dies  ! 
See,  thro'  the  air  the  vision  flies  ! 

THIRD   SHEPHERD. 

3  Heav'n  shield  us  :  lo !  'tis  just  at  hand  j 
Surely  some  strange  event  impends  ! 
Above  our  heads  it  seems  to  stand — 
Ah !  now  the  dazzhng  blaze  descends  ! 

GABRIEL.     (8.  8.  6.) 

4  Ye  shepherds,  all  your  fears  resign  ; 
I  come  not  arm'd  with  wrath  divine, 

But  fraught  with  beav'nly  love  : 
The  news,  the  welcome  ntws,  I  bring, 
Sounds  high  from  ev'ry  sacred  string, 

Thro'  ail  yon  realms  above. 

5  I  come,  and  'tis  a  blt-st  employ — 
I  come  the  messenger  of  joy  ; 

Go  publish  what  I  sing : 
Earth  is  no  more  a  scene  forlorn — 
This  night  the  promis'd  se^d  is  born...- 

Your  Saviour  and  )Our  King. 

6  At  Bedil'em,  in  a  mangt^r,  lies 

The  swaddled  babe  ;  let  raptures  rise., 

And  hail  the  glorious  m.orn  ; 
Go  spread  die  news  the  world  around, 
"X'ill  ev'ry  heart  shall  catch  the  sound. 

And  sing  a  Saviour  born. 


28  BIRTH  OF  CHRIST. 

CHORUS  OF  ANGELS.    (lOs.) 

dory  to  God  in  strains  till  now  unknown. 
From  ev'ry  glowing  seraph  round  his  throne : 
Peace  to  this  globe,  all  worlds  admire  the  plan 
Of  heav'n*s  free,  vast  benevolence  to  maa  I 

28.     Second  Part.     L.   M.     uST— ♦ 
Birth  of  Chnst....M^tU  ii.  9. 

1  T>  EHOLD  the  day !  th'  appointed  day! 
J-^  The  prophecies  are  ail  fulfiU'd! 
The  day  which  Abiah'm  loi^'d  to  see, 
Which  ushers  in  the  holy  child. 

2  Angelic  legions  catch  the  flame, 

And  down  to  ciu  di  they  wing  their  way  : 
They  hail  the  shepherds,  and  proclaim, 
''  Jesus,  the  God,  is  born  to-day  !** 

'3  Behold,  the  Sun  of  Righteousness 
Rises  to  shed  his  healii^g  rays  ; 
Ye  sons  of  men,  rejf>ice,  and  bless 
The  sacred  morn,  the  day  of  grace. 

4t  A  wond'rous  star  in  heav'n  appears, 
The  herald  of  the  new-born  King  ! 
Who  comes  to  banish  all  our  fears. 
And  a  complete  salvation  bring. 

o  This  type  of  Jacob's  brilliant  star. 
Whose  matchless  glories  shine  abroad ; 
Guided  the  Sages  from  afar, 
To  worship  the  incarnate  God. 

^  The  blazing  met'or  wav*d  on  high, 
And  led  them  thro'  the  unknown  road4 
To  Judah's  land  it  guides  their  way, 
And  hovers  o'er  his  mean  abode. 

7  The  infant  Saviour,  and  their  God, 

Fill'd  their  whole  souls  with  strange  surprise; 
Thev  own 'd  his  po\v»r..,confess*d  him  Lor<^ 
And  paid  their  off 'rings  and  their  praise. 


EmXH  OF  CHRIST.  28 

S  Thus  maj'  we  seek  the  Saviour's  face, 
And  bow  before  his  sacred  throne ! 
O  may  we  feel  his  saving  grace, 
And  triumph  in  the  Lord  alone ! 

28.  Third  Paru  L.  M.  De  Coetlogon's  3/— 
Birth  of  0^mf,«..lsaiah  ix.  6,  7. 

1  'T'O  us  a  child  is  born  from  heav*a  ; 

A.    To  us  the  Son  of  God  is  giv'n ; 
[So  Judah*s  ancient  prophet  sings, 
And  Gentiles  hail  the  news  he  brings, 

2  Gentiles  in  Jesu's  name  shall  trust. 
And  of  his  glories  make  their  boast ;] 
The  Governmefit  of  worlds  he  made 
Upon  his  shoulders  shall  be  laid» 

3  His  name  the  Wonderful  shall  be  ; 

His  wonders  heaven  and  earth  shall  see  : 
The  Counsellor  of  truth  and  grace, 
Who  leads  in  paths  of  righteousness. 

4  The  Mighty  God^  that  glorious  nam>% 
His  works  and  word  join  to  proclaim  r 
The  Everlasting  Father,  He — 

And  the  whole  church  his  family. 

5  The  Prince  of  Peace ^  on  David's  throne, 
And  nations  yet  unborn  shall  own 

His  Sov'reign  and  his  gracious  sway ; 
Glad  of  the  honor  to  obey. 

6  Justice  and  Judgment  he'll  maintain- 
To  everlasting  ages  reign  : 

And  his  blest  einpire  shall  increase, 
'Till  time,  with  all  its  movements,  cease, 

\7  Our  faith  in  grateful  triumph  boasts 
These  wonders  of  the  Lord  of  Hosts: 
And  trusts  the  zeal  that  form'd  the  plan 
To  perfect  what  that  zeal  began.] 
E 


A  w^ 


29  BIRTH  OF  CHRIST. 

29.  L.  M. 

Birth  cfC/inst....l.ukQ  ii.  11—14, 
AKE,  arise,  and  hail  the  morn, 
'or  unto  us  a  Saviour's  born ; 
See,  how  the  angels  wing  their  way. 
To  usher  in  the  glorious  day. 

[2  '  Hark  !  what  sweet  music,  what  a  song, 
Sounds  from  the  bright  celestial  throng  1 
Sweet  song— whose  melting  sounds  impait 
Joy  to  each  raptur'd,  list'ning  heart.'] 

G  Come,  join  the  angels  in  the  sky, 
Glory  to  God  who  reigns  on  high ; 
Let  peace  and  love  on  earth  abound, 
While  time  revolves  and  years  roll  rounds 

50.     C.  M.     Med/ey. 

The  Birth  of  Cht'ist.. „Luke  ii.  14. 

Il    X /TORTALS,  awake,  with  angels  join, 
i-VX   And  chaunt  the  solemn  hy  ; 
Joy,  love,  and  gratitude  combine. 
To  hail  th*  auspicious  day. 

$,  In  heav'n  the  rapt'rous  song  began, 
While  sweet  seraphic  fire, 
Thro'  all  the  shining  legions  ran. 
And  tun'd  the  golden  lyre. 

3  Swift  thro'  the  vast  expanse  it  flew, 
And  loud  the  echo  roli'd ; 

The  theme,  the  song,  the  joy  was  new— r 
*Twas  more  than  heav'n  could  hold* 

4  Down  thro'  the  portals  of  the  sky 
Th'  impetuous  torrent  ran; 

And  angels  flew  with  eager  joy 
To  bear  the  news  to  man. 

[5  Wrapt  in  the  silence  of  the  nighjfc 
.Lav  all  the  eastern  worlds 


BIRTH  OF  CHRIST.  31 

When  bursting,  glorious,  heav'niy  light 
The  woncl'rous  scene  unfurl'd.] 

6  Hark!  the  cherubic  armies  shout, 
And  glory  leads  the  song : 
Good-will  and  peace  are  heard  throughout 
Th'  harmonious,  heav'niy  throng. 

[r  Hail,  prince  of  life,  forever  hail  I 
Redeemer,  brother,  friend! 
Tho'  earth,  and  time,  and  life  should  fall, 
Thy  praise  shall  never  end.] 


51.     S.  M.     Rijland, 
The  Birth  of  Christ.. ^Utb.  n,  16- 

1  "V^  saints,  proclaim  abroad 

-«•     The  honors  of  }our  king  ; 
To  Jesus,  \our  incarnate  God, 
Your  songs  of  praises  sing. 

2  Not  angels  round  the  throne 
Of  majesty  above, 

Are  half  so  much  obligM  as  we. 
To  our  Immanuers  love. 

3  They  never  sunk  so  low. 
They  are  not  rais'd  so  high  ; 

They  never  knew  such  depths  cf  woe, 
Such  heights  of  majesty. 

[4      Less  favor*d  were  the  pow'rs, 
Who  in  his  image  stood  ; 
Their  crowns  are  cheaper  far  than  ours, 
Nor  cost  the  lamb  his  blood.] 

5  The  Saviour  did  not  join 
Their  nature  to  his  own  ; 

For  them  he  shed  no  blood  divinej 
Nor  breath'd  a  single  groan. 

6  iNIay  we  with  angels  vie, 
The  Saviour  to  adore  j 


S2  BIRTH  OF  CHRIST. 

Oar  debts  are  greater  far  than  theirs^* 
O  be  our  praises  more  ! 

32.        148th.       Needham, 
Birth  of  ChrisU.JuwVt  \i,  11 — 14, 

1  A  Vv^AKE,  awake,  arise, 

-^^    And  hail  the  glorious  morn  ; 

Hark  !   how  the  angeis  sing, 

"  To  you  a  Saviour's  born  :'* 
Now  let  our  hearts  in  concert  nnov*?. 
And  ev'ry  tongue  be  tun'd  to  love. 

2  He  mortals  came  to  save 
From  sin's  tyrannic  pow'r : 
Come,  with  the  angels  sing, 
At  this  auspicious  hour  ; 

Let  ev'ry  heart  and  tongue  combine. 
To  praise  the  love,  the  grace  diviifi^ 

3  The  prophecies  and  types 
Are  all  this  day  fulfill'd  j 
With  eastern  sages  join, 

To  praise  thir>  wond*rous  child  j 
God's  only  Son  is  come  to  Wess 
The  earth  with  peace  and  righteousness., 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high. 
For  our  Immanuers  birth  ! 
To  mortal  men  good-will, 
And  peace  and  joy  on  earth 

Widi  angels  now  we  will  repeat 
llieir  songs,  still  new  and  ever  swec't; 

30.     8.  8.  G.     Anon, 
The  Birth  ofChrht..*,L,uke  ii.  8.  14. 
1  "T  X  71IILF2  shepherdswatch'd  their  fleecy  ca!*e. 
V  V  And  midnight  shades  invest  the  air  ;      "^ 
They  veil'd  the  flow'ry  plain  : 
When,  from  the  skies,  a  flood  of  light, 


PRAISE  OF  CHRIST.  ,   34 

Like  light'ningOa  the  ahephercb'  sight, 

Surpris'd  each  prostrate  swain. 
Then  from  the  eloud  a  cherub  brok^j 
And  thus  in  mortal  accents  spoke  ; 

(But  with  a  friendly  voice  ;) 
"  The  day  is  come,  so  long  foretold, 
"By  ancient  bards,  and  saints  of  old  ; 

"Let  all  the  earth  rejoice. 

"  Now  to  the  world,  a  Saviour's  born  ;- 
"  Ye  shepherds,  hail  the  glorious  morn-^ 

"And  seek  the  new-born  king  ; 
"In  Bethrem's  city,  view  the  God, 
^'  Then  haste  away,  and  spread  abroad 

"The  tidings  that  I  bring." 

The  cherub  ceas'd ;  then  quick  as  light. 
Starts  from  the  skies  a  dazzling  sight  > 

Myriads  of  angels  round  : 
Each  tun'd  their  nai*ps  of  thousand  strings, 
And  darted  from  their  shining  wings 

I'heir  lustre  on  the  ground. 

Thus  sung  th'  angelic  hosts  of  heav'n-e- 
"  AU  glory  to  our  God  be  giv'n, 

"  And  unto  mortals  peace  ;" 
In  chorus  join  the  choir  above, 
For  God's  unbounded,  matchless  lovey 

In  songs  that  never  cease. 

34.     8.  r.  4.     Robins m. 
Praise  to  Christ, ...H^br^ws  i,  3. 

MIGHTY  God  !  while  angels  bless  thee; 
May  an  infant  lisp  thy  name  I 
Lord  of  men  as  well  as  angels, 
Thou  art  ev'ry  creature's  theme. 
Hallelujah, 

Hallelujah,  Hallelujah,  Ameii»- 
Lord  of  ev'ry  land  and  nation, 
Ancient  of  eternal  daj;s  \ 


35  LIFE  OF  Christ, 

Sounded  tliro*  the  wide  cffiation 

Be  thy  just  and  lawful  praise  ;  Hal, 

3  For  the  grandeur  of  thy  nature..,. 

Grand  beyond  a  seraph's  thought— 
For  created  works  of  pow'r..*. 

Works  with  skill  and  kindness  wrought :    Hal.- 

4  For  thy  providence,  that  governs 

Thro'  thine  empire's  wide  domain  ! 
Wings  an  angel. ...guides  a  sparrow  ; 

Blessed  be  thy  gentle  reign.  KaK. 

5  But  thy  rich,  thy  free  redemption, 

Dark  thro*  brightness  all  along  ;- 
Thought  is  poor,  and  poor  expressioa— 

Vv'ho  dare  sing  that  awful  song  ?  Hal. 

S  Brightness  of  the  father's  glory, 
Shall  thy  praise  unutter'd  lie  ? 
Fly,  my  tongue,  such  guilty  silenice  f 

Sing  the  Lord  who  came  to  die.  Hak 

7  Did  archangels  sing  thy  coming  ? 

Did  the  shepherds  learn  their  lays  ?— 
Shame  would  cover  me  ungrateful, 

SlK>uld  my  tongue  refuse  to  praise.  Hal. 

S  From  the  highest  throne  in  glory, 
To  the  cross  of  deepest  woe — 
All  to  ransom  guilty  captives  ; 

Flow,  my  praise,  forever  flow.  Hal. 

9  Go,  return,  immortal  Saviour  ! 

Leave  thy  footstool — take  thy  throne  ; 
Thence  return,  and  reign  forever — 

Be  the  kingdom  all  thy  own.     Hallelujah,  S;c. 

SS,     L.  M.     Doddridge. 

Dlvimty  of  Christ  displayed  in  his  transfiguration**  ft 

Matt.  xvii.  1 — 6.     Luke  ix.  28—36. 

fl   "1  X  7HEN  at  a  distance.  Lord,  we  trace 

V  V     1  lie  various  glories  of  thy  {as^Qj 


SUFFERINGS  OF  CHRIS-?.  36 

What  transport  pouis  o'er  all  our  breast  ! 
And  charms  our  cares  and  woes  to  rest. 

2  With  thee  in  the  obscurest  cell, 

On  home  bleak  m;juntaiu  would  I  dweU, 
Rather  than  pompous  coi  rts  bthold. 
And  share  their  grandeur  and  their  gold.] 

-3  Away,  ye  dreams  of  mortal  joy  ! 
Raptures  divine  my  thoughts  employ  ; 
I  see  the  king  of  glory  shine  ; 
And  feel  his  love,  and  call  him  mince 

4  On  Tabor  thus^  his  servants  view'd 
His  lustre,  when  transform'd  he  stood  ; 
And,  bidding  earthly  scenes  farewell, 
CryM,  "  Lord,  'tis  pleasant  here  to  dwell^* 

@  Yet  still  our  elevated  eyes 
To  nobler  visions  long  to  rise  ; 
That  grand  assembly  would  we  join, 
Where  ail  thy  saints  around  thee  shine, 

^  That  mount,  how  bright !  those  formSj  hov/  fair^ 
*Tis  good  to  dwell  forever  there  ! 
Come  death,  dear  envoy  of  my  God, 
And  bear  me  to  that  blest  abode. 

36.     L.  M.     Gibbons. 

CkrlsCs  Suj^erings,...jGhn  xix  16— loo 

1    QEE,  on  the  mount  of  Calvary, 
O   Upon  a  cross  suspended  high, 
A  harmless  suif'rer  cover'd  o'er 
With  shame,  and  welt'ring  in  his  gore. 

{2  Is  this  the  Son,  the  Sent  of  God, 
To  rule  the  nations  with  his  rod  ? 
This  the  predicted  Sun  that  brings 
Life  and  salvation  on  his  wings  ?] 

3  Is  this  the  Saviour  long  foretoldj 
To  usher  in  the  age  of  gold  ? 


57  DEATH  GF  CHRIST. 

To  make  the  reign  of  sorrow  cease. 
And  biod  the  jarring  world  in  peace  ? 

4  'Tis  he,  Vis  he  ! — he  kindly  shrouds 
His  glories  in  a  night  of  clouds, 
That  souls  might  from  their  ruin  rise, 

*  And  ^ain  th'  unperishable  skies, 

$  See,  to  their  refuge  and  their  rest, 
Fropi  <x\\  the  bonds  of  guilt  releas'd^ 
Transgressors  to  his  cross  repair, 
And  find  a  full  redemption  there. 

6  Jesus,  what  millions  of  our  race 
Have  been  the  trophies  of  thy  grace  ? 
And  millions  more  to  thee  shall  fly, 
And  on  thy  sacrifice  rely  ! 

7  That  trec.that  curs'd  and  poison'd  tree, 
Which  prov'd  a  bloody  rack  to  thee. 
Shall  in  the  noblest  blessings  shoot. 
And  fill  the  nation  with  its  fruit. 

5  The  sorrow,  shame,  and  death  were  thine, 
And  all  the  stores  of  wrath  divine  ! 
.Ours  are  the  glory,  life,  and  bliss; 
What  love  can  be  compared  to  this! 

Sr.     L.  M.     Sieele, 
A  dying  6az;/(5wr....Mark  xv.  29—38. 

1    QTRETCH'D  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies, 
^   Hark  !  his  expiring  groans  arise  ! 
See,  how  the  sacred  crimson  tide 
Flows  from  his  hands. ...his  feet....his  side! 

2s  But  life  attends  the  death-like  sound. 
And  flows  from  ev'ry  bleeding  wound ; 
The  vital  stream,  how  free  it  flows 
To  save  aiul  cleanse  his  rebel  foes  ! 

'3  To  suffer  in  the  traitor's  place«— 
To  die  for  man. ...surprising  grace! 


DEATH  OF  CHRIST, 

Yet  pass  rebellious  angels  by — 

0  why  for  man,  dear  Saviour,  why  ? 

And  didst  thou  bleed — for  sinners  bleed? 
And  could  the  sun  behold  the  deed? 
No !  he  withdrew  his  sick'ning  ray, 
And  darkness  veilM  the  mourning  day. 
Can  I  survey  this  scene  of  woe, 
Where  mingling  grief  and  wonder  fiowi 
And  yet  my  heart  unmov'd  remain, 
Insensible  to  love  or  pain  ? 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  thy  grace  impart. 
To  warm  this  cold,  this  stupid  heart, 
'Till  all  its  pow'rs  and  passions  move 
In  melting  grief  and  ardent  love. 

38.  C.  M.     Stennett, 
Death  of  Ckrist.^.^UiU  xxvii.  54. 

1  "VT'ONDER,  amazing  sight !  I  see 

-*■     Th'  incarnate  Son  of  God, 
Expiring  on  th*  accursed  tree, 
And  welt'ring  in  his  blood. 

2  Behold  the  purple  torrents  run 

Down  from  his  hands  and  head  ! 
The  crimson  tide  puts  out  the  sun  ; 
His  groans  awake  the  dead. 

3  The  trembling  earth,  the  darkened  sky, 

Proclaim  the  truth  aloud  ; 
And  with  th*  am-iz'd  centurion  crv, 
*'  This  is  the  Son  of  God !" 

4  So  great,  so  vast  a  sacrifiee 

Mav  well  my  hope  revive  j 
If  God's  oun  Son  thus  bleeds  and  dies, 
The  sinnt.r  sure  mar,t  live. 

39.  C.  M.     Nexvton, 
Christy's  Siiffer'mgs  on  the  Cros-'f, 

t  T^lTixEN  Jesus  hung  upon  the  tree* 
^  ^     In  agonies  and  blood* 


40  DEATH  OF  CHRIST. 

He  fix'd  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  his  cross  I  stood* 

2  O  never  'till  my  latest  breath 

Can  I  forget  that  look  : 
He  seemM  to  charge  me  with  his  deaths 
Tho'  not  a  word  he  spoke. 

3  A  second  look  he  gave,  and  said, 

'^  I  freely  all  forgive  ; 
"  This  blood  is  for  thy  ransom  paid— 
"  I  die  that  t-Iiou  may'st  live." 

4  With  pleasing  grief  and  mournful  joy. 

My  spirit  now  is  fili'd, 
That  I  should  such  a  life  destroy, 
Yet  live  by  him  I  kill'd. 

40.     CM.     Humphnjs*  Col 
Christ's  Sufferings  on   the  Cross, 

1  5^  I  'WAS  in  an  hour  when  wrath  prevail'd* 

A     And  pow'rs  of  darkness  rose, 
A  sudden  groan  my  ear  assaiPd, 
Expressing  dying  woes. 

2  I  turn'd,  then  v/onder'd  as  I  stood^ 

At  what  mine  eyes  survey'd  ! 
A  Prince  expiring  in  his  blood, 
And  on  a  cross  displayed  ! 

3  I  knew  him,  tho'  his  thorny  crown 

Dimm'd  his  majestic  air  ; 
Then  1  demanded,  with  a  frown, 
"  What  traitor  fix'd  him  there  V^ 

4  No  answer  to  my  voice  I  heard, 

Nor  could  discern  a  foe  ; 
When  lo  !  his  fainting  head  he  rear'd. 
And  spoke  in  words  of  woe — 
a  "  Cense,  wretch,  from  vain  enquiry  rest  j 
"  My  cruel  murd^-er  see  ; 
"  Thy  sins  have  rent  my  bleeding  brc?istp 
'*■  And  nail'd  me  to  the  tree." 


DE/ITH  OF  CHRIST.  41 

Trembling  I  fell,  and  kiss'd  his  wounds, 

And  wipM  the  gore  away  ; 
I  saw  him  smooth  his  killing  fpowns, 

And  heard  him  gently  sa)' ; 

*•  Rise,  let  thy  heart  its  grief  compose, 

''  'I'hy  Saviour  will  forgive; 
"  He  feels  the  burden  of  thy  woes, 

**  And  dies  to  bid  thee  live.'* 


41.     L.  M.     JFatts, 
^hrisfs  Death  and  I^esurrectio?!*... Rom.  iv.  25. 

1  T-JE  dies  !  the  friend  of  Sinners  dies ! 

-*•  -■-  Lo,  Salem's  daughters  weep  around  ; 

A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies! 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground ! 

2  Come,  Saints,  and  drop  a  tear  or  two 
For  him  who  groan'd  bencaih  }our  load  ,• 
He  shed  a  thousand  drops  for  you, 

A  thousand  drops  of  richer  blood ! 

3  Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree! 
The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men  ! 
But  lo  !  what  sudden  joys  we  see  ! 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again ! 

4  The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb  ^ 
Up  to  his  farther's  court  he  flit- s  ; 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home. 
And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies  f 

3  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 
How  high  our  great  cleliv'rer  reigns  ; 
Sing  how  he  spoil'd  the  hosts  of  hell, 
And  led  the  monster,  death,  in  chains ! 

6  Say  "  live  forever,  wond'rous  king  ! 
"  Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  !'* 
Then  ask  the  monster,  "  where's  thy  sting  ? 
*'  And  Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave :" 


42  DEATH  OF  CIIRISTo 

42.     L.  M.     Steele, 
Dyhig  Love  of  Clirist.,»*'2,  Cor.  v.  14.  15. 

1  O  EE,  Lord,  thy  vviliing  subjects  bow^ 
^   Adoring  low  before  thy  throne  ; 
Accept  OLir  humble,  cheerful  vow  ; 
Thou  art  our  Sov'reign,  thou  alone. 

2  Beneath  thy  soul-reviving  ray, 
E'en  cold  affliction's  wintry  gloom 
Shall  brighten  into  vernal  day, 
And  hopes  and  joys  immortal  bloom^ 

3  Smile  on  cur  souls,  and  bid  us  sing. 
In  concert  with  the  choir  above, 
The  glories  of  our  Saviour  king, 
The  condescension  of  his  love. 

A,  He  dy'd,  to  raise  to  life  nnd  joy 
The  vile,  the  guilty,  the  undone : 
O,  let  his  praise  each  hour  employ, 
'Till  hours  no  more  their  circles  run  ! 

H  He  dy'd  ! — ye  seraphs,  tune  your  songs 
Resound  the  Saviour's  sacred  name, 
For  nought  below  immortal  tongue> 
Can  ever  reach  the  wond'rous  theme. 

43.     L.  M.     Pcrrij. 

It  is  Christ  that  died,,. ^Kom.  viii.  34^ 

t    OINNERS  rejoice,  its  Christ  that  dy'd  ; 
^    Behold  the  blood  Hows  from  his  side, 
To  wash  your  souls  and  raise  you  high, 
To  dwell  with  God  above  the  sky. 

2  Its  Christ  that  dy'd,  O  love  divine  ! 
Here  mercy,  truth,  and  justice  shine; 
God  reconcilM,  and  sinners  bought 

With  Jesus's  blood — how  sweet  the  thought? 

3  Its  Christ  that  dy*d,  a  truth  indeed, 
O  n  which  my  faith  would  ever  feed  : 


DEATH  OF  CHRIST.  44 

Nor  let  the  works  that  I  perform 
Be  namM  to  swell  an  haughty  worm. 
4  Its  Christ  that  dy'd,  its  Christ  v/as  slain, 
To  save  my  soul  from  endless  pain  ; 
Its  Christ  t'hatdv'd,  shall  be  my  theme, 
While  I  have  breath  to  praise  his  name. 

44.     L.   M     Steele, 
Chrht's  Death  arid  Resurrection. ..^hzts  ii.  32—30. 

1  /^OME  tune,  ye  saints,  your  noblest  strain*. 
V^   Your  dying,  rising  Lotd  to  sing  j 

And  echo  to  the  heav'nly  phiiiis, 
The  triumphs  of  your  Saviour,  king* 

2  In  songs  of  grateful  rapture  tell 
Kow  he  s'jbdu'd  your  potent  foes; 
Subdu'd  the  powVs  of  death  and  hell, 
And  dying,  finishM  all  your  woes. 

3  Then  to  his  glorious  throne  on  high 
Return'd  while  hymning  angels  round. 
Thro'  the  bright  arches  of  the  sky. 
The  God,  the  conqu'ring  God,  resound. 

4  Almighty  love,  victorious  pow'r! 
Not  angel-tongues  can  e'er  display 
The  wonders  of  that  dreadful  hour, 
The  joys  of  that  illustrious  day. 

5  Then  well  may  mortals  try  in  vain, 
In  vain  their  feeble  voices  raise  ; 
Yet  jesu5  hears  the  humble  strain, 
And  kindly  owns  our  wish  to  praise. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  wond'rous  grace 
Fill  ev'ry  heart  and  ev'ry  tongue, 
'Tiil  the  full  glories  of  tliy  face 
Inspire  a  sweeter,  nobler  song. 


45.     8.   7.     Robinson. 
Gazhig-  on  the  Cross... .G^i),  vi    14. 

EET  the  moments,  rich  in  blessl::^, 
"hich  before  the  cross  I  spend  I 
F2 


1    OWE 


46         RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

Life  and  health,  and  peace  possessing 
From  die  sinner's  dying  friend. 

2  Here  I'll  sit,  forever  viewing 
Mercy's  streams  in  streams  of  blood  j 
Precious  drops,  my  soul  bedewing, 
Plead  and  claim  my  peace  with  God. 

3  Here  it  is  I  find  my  heaven, 
While  upon  the  lamb  I  gaze  ; 
Here  I  see  my  sins  forgiven, 
Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

4  May  I  still  enjoy  this  feeling, 
In  all  need  to  Jesus  go ; 

Prove  his  blood  each  day  more  healing, 
And  himself  more  deeply  know. 

46     L.  M,     WalUn. 
Christ^s  ^e.mrrect20?i„„Matt.  xxviii.  6» 

1  T  X7HEN  I  the  lonely  tomb  survey, 

V  V     Where  once  my  Saviour  deign'd  to  lie. 
I  see  fulfiU'd  what  prophets  say, 
And  all  the  pow'r  of  death  defy. 

2  This  empty  tomb  shall  now  proclaim. 
How  weak  the  bands  of  conquer'd  death  ; 
Sweet  pledge  !  that  all  who  trust  his  name^, 
Shall  rise  and  draw  immortal  breath  ! 

[3  Our  surety,  freed,  declares  us  free, 
For  whose  offences  he  was  seiz'd; 
In  his  release,  our  own  we  see, 
And  shout  to  view  Jehovah  pleas'd.] 

4  Jesus,  once  number'd  with  the  dead. 
Unseals  his  eyes  to  sleep-  no  more  ; 
And  ever  lives  their  cause  to  plead, 
For  whom  the  pains  of  death  he  bore. 

5  Thy  risen  head,  my  soul,  behold ! 
See  the  rich  diadem  he-  wears  ; 
Thou  too  bhak  bear  an  harp  of  gold, 
To  crown  thy  joy  when  he  appears. 


RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST.         47 

*  Tho*  in  the  dust  I  lav  my  head, 
Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  leave 
My  flesh  forever  with  the  dead, 
Nor  lose  thy  children  in  the  grave,' 

47.     L.  M.     Ucirt, 
Christ's  Resurrection,. ,.^li\iU  xxviii  5.  6, 

1  T  JPRISING  from  the  silent  tomb, 
^    See  the  victorious  Jesus  come  ! 

Th'  Almighty  Captive  quits  the  pris'n. 
And  angels  tell  "  the  Lord  is  ris'n." 

2  Ye  mourning  saints,  no  longer  grieve  ; 
Hear  the  glad  tidings  and  believe  j 
God's  holy  law  is  sulisfy'd. 

And  justice  now  is  on  your  side. 

3  When  ye  in  guik^s  dark  dungeon  lay, 
Mercy  cry'd  '^  spare,'*  and  justice,  *■'  slayi'' 
But  Jesus  answer'd,  "  Set  them  free, 

"  Forgive  their  guilt,  and  punish  me," 

4  Your  surety  now  before  your  God 
Pleads  the  rich  ransom  of  his  blood  ; 
No  new  demand,  no  bar  remains, 
But  mercy  all  triumphant  reigns. 

o   Belivers,  bless  your  risen  head, 
The  first-begotten  from  the  dead , 
Your  resurrection's  sure  thro'  his. 
To  endless  life  and  boundless  bliss. 

48.     L.  M.     Hoskins, 
Joseph  mij  Son  is  yet  alive,,., Gen,  xlv.  26. 

"V/^E  mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears, 

-*-     Dismiss  your  gloomy,  groundless  fears, 
And  let  your  hearts  W'ith  this  revive, 
That  Jesus  Christ  is  yet  alive. 
His  saints  he  loves,  and  never  leaves  , 
The  chief  of  sinners  he  receives  j 


49         RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

Let  then  your  hearts  with  this  revive, 
The  sinner's  friend  is  yet  alive. 

3  He'll  guard  your  souls  from  ev*ry  ill— 
His  largest  promises  fulfil; 

Then  let  your  hearts  with  this  revive, 
That  Jesus  Christ  is  yet  alive. 

[4  What  tho*  you  fear  to  launch  away, 
And  quit  this  tenement  of  clay  ; 
O  let  }  our  hearts  with  this  revive. 
That  Jesus  Christ  is  yet  alive.] 

5    Abundant  grace  he  will  afford, 
'Till  you  are  present  with  the  Lord  ; 
And  [)rove  what  you  have  heard  before, 
That  Jesus  lives  forevermore. 

49.     7s,     CudwortKs  Col 

Chrisfs  Resurrection. ,.,M^tu  xxviii.  €i 

I  Cor.  XV.  55.  56. 

li    TT  ARK  !  the  herald  angels  say, 
A  X   Christ,  the  Lord,  is  ris'n  to  day  ! 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high. 
Let  the  glorious  tidings  fl}'.  Hale 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done — 

Th'  batde's  fought,  the  vict'ry  won; 

Lo  !  the  sun*s  eclipse  is  o'er  j 

Lo !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 
5  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal, 

C'nrist  has  bursi  the  gates  of  hell; 

Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise, 

Christ  hath  open'd  paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  king, 

"  Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting  T' 

Once  he  dy'd  our  souls  to  save, 

'^  Where's  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  grave  K" 

5  What  tho'  once  we  perish'd  ail, 
Partners  of  our  parents'  fall; 


RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST.         50 

Second  life  we  shall  receive, 
And  in  Christ  forever  live. 
[6  '  Hail  thou  dear  Almighty  Lord, 
'  Hail  thou  great  incarnate  word  ; 
*  Hail  thou  suff 'ring  son  of  God 
'  Take  the  trophies  of  thy  blood.']  Hal 

50.     73.     Gibbons, 
Christ's  Resurrection  and  A3Cension.„.^l?iiU  xxviii.  2, 

1  A  NGELS,  roll  the  rock  away, 
-^^   Death,  yield  up  thy  mighty  prey  ; 
See  the  Saviour  quits  the  tomb, 

Glov/ing  with  immortal  bloom.  Hau 

2  Shout,  ye  seraphs  ;  Gabriel,  raise 
Fame's  eternal  trump  of  praise  ; 
Let  the  earth's  remotest  bound 
Echo  to  the  blissful  sound* 

3  Now  ye  saints,  lift  up  your  eyes, 
See  the  ccnqu'ror  mount  the  skies; 

Troops  of  angels  on  the  road, 
Hail,  and  sing  th*  incarnate  God, 

4  Heav'n  unfolds  her  portals  wide, 
Glorious  hero,  thro*  them  ride  ; 
King  of  glory,  mount  thy  throne, 
Boundless  empire  is  thine  own, 

J   Praise  him,  ye  celestial  choirs, 

Praise,  and  sweep  your  golden  lyres  , 
Praise  him  in  the  nolilest  songs. 
From  ten  thousand,  thousand  tongues* 

6  Ev'ry  note  to  rapture  swell : 
Sing  the  powVs  of  death  and  hell 
Dragg'd  in  chains  behind  his  wheels^ 
Each  the  wreck  eternal  feels, 

7  Let  Immanuel  be  ador'd, 
Ransom,  mediator.  Lord  ; 
To  creation's  utmost  bound, 

Let  th^  immortal  praise  resound,  Hal, 


A^ 


51         RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

51.      148th.     Peacock, 
Christ*s  Resurrection  and  Asc€mion.,.,lA'i\it  xxly.  3'k 
LL  IraiU  the  glorious  morn, 
That  saw  our  Saviour  rise  j 
With  vict'ry  bright  adorn'd  j 
And  triumph  in  his  eyes: 
Ye  saints  extol  ^our  risen  Lord, 
And  sing  his  praise  with  sweet  accord.. 

^       Behold  the  Lamb  of  God, 

Th*  atoning  sacrifice, 

Sustains  the  dreadful  load 

Of  man's  iniquities; 
Death,  sin  and  hell,  our  cruel  foes. 
All  vanquished  fell  when  Jesus  roseo 

3  At  once  the  prison  doors, 
Di^ath's  awful  gates,  expand; 
Their  captive  they  restore. 
At  God's  supreme  command-: 

How  blest  the  hoar,  awake  our  joysy 
Hell's  fatal  pow'r,  lo,  he  destroys. 

4  The  conqueror  ascends, 
In  triumph  to  the  skies  ; 
Celestial  hosts  attend. 
To  crown  his  victories  : 

Hark !  they  proclaim  his  glorious  name, 
And  heav'n  resounds  Immanuel's  fame. 

5  Now  to  the  throne  above, 
Let  evVy  saint  draw  near; 
There  dwells  incarnate  love, 
Grace  sits  triumphant  there  ; 

See  mercy  smile,  e'en  on  that  throne, 
Where  once  did  wrath  and  justice  iVown> 

6  All  praise  be  to  the  Lamb, 
Wtio  offer'd  up  his  blood ; 
Hosannas  to  his  name, 
That  for  our  ransom  stood  ; 

In  notes  sublime  with  joy  we  sing. 
The  love  divine  of  Christ  our  King* 


ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST.  :^^ 

52,     L.   M.     Wesley. 
Chrlsi's  Ascension. .^VsAvci  xxiv.  7 — 10a 
1   /^UR  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead  j 
V^  Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high  ^ 
The  pow'rs  of  hell  are  captive  led, 
Dragg'd  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

3  There  his  triumphal  chariot  waits, 
Acd  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  : 
'*  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heav'nly  gates! 
*«  Ye  everlasting  doors  give  way  !" 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light, 
And  wide  unfold  the  radiant  scene  ; 
He  claims  those  mansions  as  his  right. 
Receive  the  king  of  glory  in. 

4  ''  Who  is  the  King  of  Glory,  who  ?*' 
The  Lord,  that  all  his  foes  o'ercame  ; 
The  world,  sin,  death,  and  hell  o'erthrew^ 
And  Jesus  is  the  conqu'rors  name. 

5  Lo  !  his  triumphal  chariot  waits, 
And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  ; 

*•'•  Lift  up  your -heads,  ye  heav'nly  gates^ 
"  Ye  everlasting  doors  give  way  !'* 

;%   ''  Who  is  the  King  of  Glory,  who  ?'* 
The  Lord  of  boundless  pow*r  possest. 
The  King  of  saints,  and  angels  too, 
God  over  all,  for  ever  blest  I 

S3.     L.  Bl     Doddridge. 

Keys  of  the  miseenWorld  inChrisfs  U  and.... 'Rev.  u  tS^o 

t    TT  AIL  to  the  Prince  of  life  and  peace, 

J— i-  Who  holds  the  keys  of  death  and  hell! 

The  spacious  world  unseen  is  his. 

And  sovereign  pow'r  becomes  him  well. 

^  In  shame  and  torment  once  he  dy'd ; 
But  now  he  lives  for  evermore  : 
Bow  down,  ye  saints,  around  his  seat. 
And  all  ye  angel-bands  adore. 


54  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

3  Live,  live  forever,  glorious  Lord, 

To  crush  ihy  foes,  and  guard  thy  friends  ^ 
While  all  thy  chosen  tribes  rejoice, 
That  thy  dominion  never  ends. 

4f  Worthy  thy  hand  to  hold  the  keys, 
Guide  d  by  wisdom  and  by  love  ; 
Worthy  to  rule  o'er  mortal  life, 
O'er  worlds  below  and  worlds  above. 

5  When  death  thy  servants  shall  invade, 
When  povv*rs  of  hell  thy  church  annoy, 
Controul'd  by  thee,  their  rage  shall  help 
The  cause  they  laboui'd  to  destroy. 

6  For  ever  reign,  victorious  King  : 

Wide  thro'  the  earth  thy  name  be  known ; 
And  call  my  longing  soul  to  sing 
Subiimer  anthems  near  thy  throne. 


GHAPvACTERS,  NAMES,  OFFICES,  TIYLES,  &C* 
OF   CHRIST. 

54.     L.  M.     Sleclf. 
Advocate. »,A  John,  ii.  1. 
1   XX  THERE  is  my  God?  does  he  retire 
V  V    Beyond  the  reach  of  humble  sighs? 
Are  these  weak  breatings  af  desire, 
Too  languid  to  ascend  the  skies  ? 
'S  No,  Lord,  my  breathings  of  desire, 
My  weak  petitions,  if  sincere. 
Are  not  forbidden  to  aspire. 
But  reach  to  thy  all-gracious  ear. 

3  Look  up,  m\'  soul,  with  cheerful  eye. 
See  where  the  g:eat  Redeemer  stands: 
7'he  g'orious  Advocate  on  high, 
With  precious  incense  in  his  hands. 

4  He  smiles  on  ev'ry  humble  groan. 
He  recommends  each  broken  prayV; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     . 

Recline  thy  hope  on  him  alone, 
Whose  povv'r  and  love  forbid  despair. 
[5  Teach  my  weak  heart,  O  gracious  Lord, 
With  stronger  faith  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
Bid  tne  pronounce  the  blissful  word. 
My  Father,  God,  with  joy  divine.] 

55,     L.  M.     Anon. 
All    in     all,. ..CoL    iii.     11. 

1  TN  Christ,  I've  all  my  soul's  desire  ; 
-*-   His  Spirit  does  my  heart  inspire 
With  boundless  wishes  large  and  high, 
And  Christ  will  all  my  wants  supnh'. 

2  Christ  is  my  hope,  my  strength,  and  guide  ; 
For  me  he  bled,  and  groan*d,  and  dy'd  ; 
He  is  my  sun,  to  give  me  light, 

He  is  my  soul's  supreme  delight. 

3  Christ  is  the  source  of  all  m.y  bliss, 
My  wisdom,  and  my  righteousness — 
My  Saviour,  Brother,  and  my  Friend  -, 
On  him  alone  I  now  depend. 

4  Christ  is  my  King  to  rule  and  bless, 
And  all  my  troubles  to  redress ; 
He's  my  salvation  and  my  all. 
Whatever  on  earth  shall  me  befall. 

5  Christ  is  my  strength  and  portion  too, 
My  soul  in  him  can  all  things  do  ; 
Thro'  him  I'll  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
And  death  and  hell  my  soul  outbrave, 

56.     C.   M.      Toplady. 
All  in  «//....Luke  x.  42. 

1    r^OMPAR'D  with  Christ,  in  all  beside, 
V-^    No  comeliness  I  see  ; 
The  one  thing  needful,  dearest  Lord, 
Is  to  be  one  with  thee. 
G 


57  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

2  Tiie  sense  of  thy  expiring  love, 

Into  my  soul  convey ; 
Thyself  bestow,  for  thee  alone, 
My  all  in  all  I  pray. 

3  Less  than  thyself  will  not  suffice, 

My  comfort  to  restore  ; 
More  than  thyself  I  cannot  crave. 
Nor  canst  thou  give  me  more. 

4  Lov'cl  of  my  God,  for  him  again 

With  love  intense  I  burn  ; 
Chosen  of  thee,  ere  time  began, 
I  choose  thee  in  return. 

o  Whate'er  consists  not  with  thy  will, 
O  teach  me  to  resign  ; 
I'm  rich  to  all  th'  intents  of  bliss, 
Since  thou,  O  God,  art  mine. 

57.     C.  M.     Humphrys*  Col 
All  in  «//.... Col.  iii.  11. 

CHRIST,  as  our  great  physician,  heals 
Our  maladies  within  ; 
Relieves  the  pangs  the  conscience  feels, 
From  recollected  sin. 

2  He  sees  our  many  pressing  wants 
With,  a  propitious  eye  ; 
And  from  his  own  abundance  grants 
A  free  and  rich  supply. 

.)  He  sympathises  with  our  grief; 
He  lends  a  gracious  ear 
To  all  our  groans  ;  and  gives  relief, 
Whate'er  we  feel  or  fear. 

4  'Tis  he  subdues  our  num'rous  foes, 
And  blasts  their  vile  intent  ; 
And  he  will  always  interpose 
Our  ruin  to  prevent. 

[5  He  manages  our  mean  affairs, 
From  his  high  tlirone  above  ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED,     58 

And  sooths  our  sorrows  and  our  cares 
With  his  endearing  love.] 

6  My  soul,  with  sacred  rapture,  saith. 
When  Jesus  is  in  view, 
This  is  the  object  of  my  faith. 

And  this  its  author  too.  - 

7"  Angels  his  name  with  joy  confess^ 
And  low  before  him  fall  ; 
Then  what  can  sinners  here  do  less, 
Than  own  him  all  in  all? 

58.     L.  M.     Scott, 
Balm  of  Gikad...,jer.  viii.  22. 
1   T  7[ /HY  droops  my  soul  with  grief  opprest  ? 
V  V     W^hy  these  wild  tumults  in  my  breast  ? 
Is  there  no  balm  to  heal  my  wound  ?  — 
No  kind  Physician  to  be  found  ? 

[2  Yes,  in  the  gospel's  faithful  lines, 
Jehovah's  boundless  mercy  shines  ; 
There  drest  in  love  the  Saviour  stands,, 
With  pitying  heart,  and  wooing  hands  !] 

3  Raise  to  the  cross  thy  v/eeping  eyes ; 
Behold  the  Prince  of  glory  dies  j 
He  dies,  extended  on  the  tree, 
Thence  sheds  a  sov'reign  balm  for  me; 

4  Dear  Saviour,  at  thy  feet  I  lie. 
Here  to  receive  a  cure  or  die  ! 

But  grace  forl^ids  that  painful  fear— 
Infinite  grace,  which  triumphs  here  ! 

5  Dear  Lord,  extract  the  poison'd  dart. 
Bind  up  and  heal  my  broken  heart  ; 
With  blooming  health  my  face  adorn, 
And  change  my  gloomy  night  to  morn. 

6  Expand    my  soul  !  with  holy  joy  ; 
Hosannas  be  thy  blest  employ  ; 
Sc.  vation  thy  eternal  theme, 

Aud  swell  the  song  with  Jesu's  name. 


39  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

59.  C.  M.     Needhanu 

Brazen  Serpe?it;,,Niur\.  xxi.  3.  9  ...John  iii.  14. 

1  TX  THEN  Israel's  sons,  a  murmVing  race> 

V  V     DespIsM  their  heav'niy  bread, 
God  bade  his  ii'ry  serpents  fly, 
To  strike  the  rebels  dead. 

2  Swift  like  an  arrow  thro'  the  air 

The  baleful  reptiles  ily  ; 
The    rebels  feel  the  deadly  wound, 
And  grox^n,  and  gasp,  and  die. 

3  A  part  still  live  ;  but  O,  what  looks  ! 

What  agonizing  pain  ! 
The  fatal  darts  stick  fast  within, 
And  human  help  is  vain. 

4  Now  Moses  feels  his  Israel's  griefs, 

To  God  for  them  he  pravs  ; 
A  brazen  serpent  he's  to  make, 
And  on  a  pole  to  raise, 

5.   How  strange  the  means  !  but  in  his  hand 
The  remedy  how  sure  1 
Not  one  that  view'd  the  healing  brass 
But  found  immediate  cure  ! 

6  Thus  Jesus  on  the  sacred  cross 
Is  lifted  up  on  high  ; 
Sinners,  now  look  to  him  by  faith, 
And  you  shall  never  die. 

60.  S.   M.     Hoshins, 
Bread  of  Life.. *»]o\\n  vi.  51. 

1  T)  EHOLD  the  gift  of  God  ! 
X3   Sinners,  adore  his  name, 

Who  shed  for  us  his  precious  blood — 
Who  bore  our  curse  and  shame. 

2  Behold  the  living  bread 

Which  Jesus  came  to  give. 
By  dying  in  the  sinner's  stead, 
That  he  might  ever  live. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.      61 

3  Behold  the  S  jviour's  love, 

Who  gives  his  flesh  to  eat ; 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Provison  half  so  sweet. 

4  The  Lord  delights  to  give  ; 

He  knows  you've  nought  to  buy  ; 
To  Jesus  haste  ;   this  bread  receive, 
And  you  shall  never  die. 

61.     L.    M.     Medkij, 
j5r^(^/^er.,..Micah  ii.  xiii. 

1  QING  the  dear  Saviour's  glorious  fame, 

k3   Who  bears  the  Breaker's  wond'rous  namfr; 
Sweet  name  !  and  it  becomes  him  well, 
Who  breaks  down  sin,  guilt,  death  and  hell. 

2  A  mighty  Breaker  sure  is  he  ; 

He  broke  my  chains  and  set  me  free  ; 

A  gracious  Breaker  to  my  soul ; 

He  breaks,^  and  O,  he  makes  me  whole  ! 

3  He  breaks  thro'  ev'ry  gloomy  cloud, 
W'hich  can  my  soul  with   darkness  shroud  ; 
He  breaks  the  bars  of  ev'ry  snare, 

Which  hellish  foes  for  me  prepare  : 

4  He  breaks  the  gates  of  harden'd  brass, 
To  bring  his  faithful  word  to  pass  ; 
And  tho'  with  pond'rous  iron  barr'd, 
The  Breaker's  love  they  can't  retard. 

5  Great  Breaker,  O,  thy  love  impart 
Daily  to  break  my  stony  heart  ; 
O,  break  it,  Lord,  and  enter  in, 
And  break,  O,  break  thepow'i'  of  sin. 


1    lES 
J    H 


62.     L.  M.     Fauceit. 
Bridegroom„*A^?iVA\\  liv.  5i 
ESUS,  the  heav'niy  Bridegroom,  gav 
""is  life  my  wretched  soul  to  save  : 


63  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

Resolv'd  to  make  his  mercy  known^ 
He  kindly  claims  me  for  his  own, 

2  Rebellious  I  against  him  strove 
'Till  melted  and  constrain'd  by  love  ; 
With  sin  and  self  I  freely  part, 

The  heav'nly  Bridegroom  wins  my  heart. 

3  My  guilt,  my  wretchedness  he  knows, 
Yet  takes  and  owns  me  for  his  spouse  ; 
My  debts  he  pays,  and  sets  me  free, 
And  makes  his  riches  o'er  to  me. 

4  My  filthy  rags  are  laid  aside  ; 

He  clothes  me  as  becomes  his  bride  ; 
Himself  bestows  my  wedding-dress, 
The  robe  of  perfect  righteousness. 

0  Lost  in  astonishment,  I  see, 
Jesus,  thy  boundless  love  to  me  ; 
With  angels   I  thy  grace  adore, 

And  long  to  love  and  praise  thee  more. 

G  Since  thou  wilt  take  me  for  thy  bride, 

0  kt'cp  me,  Saviour,  near  thy  side  ! 

1  fain  would  give  thee  all  my  heart, 
Nur  ever  from  my  Lord  depart. 

63,     C.    M.     3Iccffei/. 
Builder,,. .'Lqc\-\,  vi.  13.^ 

1  TESUS,  how  bright  his    glory  shines 
J     In  nil  his  works  above  ; 

On  eaiih  his  kind  and  wise  designs 
His  church  and  people  love. 

2  He  plans  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 

And  all  the  builtling  rears  ; 
And  be  liis  holy  name  ador'd  ; 
He  all  the  glory  bears. 

o  The  vast  materials  ail  he  forms, 
Nor  love  nor  pow'r  he  spares ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     64 

He  guards  the  building  from  all  harms, 
And  all  the  glory  bears. 

4  In  this  blest  building  may  my  soul 

A  living  stone  appear; 
And  he,  the  builder  of  the  whole, 
Shall  all  the  glory  bear. 

5  No,  not  a  stone  shall    be  removed, 

Which  his  dear  hand    has  laid  ; 
Throughout  the  whole  his  glory's  show'd, 
And  all  his  grace  di splay 'd. 

6  When  he  the  topmost  stone  shall  bring 

To  heav'n  to  see  him  there, 
We  shall  the  builder's  praises  sing, 
And  he  the  glory  bear. 

64.     L.    M.     Medley, 
Comforter,* -.]o\-\r\    xiv.     18. 

1  Y^OME,  ye  who  know  the  Saviour's  love, 

V-^    And  his  indulgent  mercies  prove  : 
In  cheerful  songs  his  praise  express, 
For  he'll  not  leave  you  comfortless. 

2  He  ever  acts  the  Saviour's  part, 
With  strong  compassions  in  his  heart ; 
The  least  and  weakest  saint  he'll  bless. 
Nor  will  he  leave  him  comfortless. 

3  His  wisdom,  goodness,  pow'r  and  care, 
They  largely,  su-eetly,  daily  share  ; 
Ite  will  their  ev'ry  lear  suppress, 

Nor  will  he  leave  them  comfordess* 

4  While  thry  are  sojourners  below. 
And  travel  thro*  this  world  of  v/oe, 
In  storms  and  floods  ofdeep  distress. 
He  will  not  leave  them  comfortless. 

5  So  when  they  pass  death's  gloomy  valc:. 
And  flesh  and  mortal  powers  fail. 
Their  dying  lips  shall  then  confess. 
He  does  not  leave  them  comfortless) 


65  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

6  When  they  at  last  shall  meet  above, 
In  the  blest  world  of  joy  and  love, 
Their  raptur'd  songs  will  tht-n  express, 
He  has  not  left  them  comiortless. 

[7  Thanks  to  thy  name,  our  dearest  Lord, 
For  ev'ry  promise  in  thy  word  ; 
But,  O,  with  this  our  hearts  impress, 
I  will  not  leave  you  comfortless.] 

65.     L.  M.     Anon. 
Corner'StO}ie,„»ls2Liixh  xxviii.  i6....1  Pet.  ii.  Q« 

1  T  AID  by  Jehovah's  mighty  hands, 
-^— ^  Z ion's  foundation  firmly  stands  ; 
Rais'd  up  on  Christ,  the  corner  stone, 
Secure  as  God's  eternal  throne. 

2  See  how  the  glorious  fabric  grows, 
Fram*d  of  materials  that  he  chose  ! 
Each  stone  preparM,  and  fitly  set, 
The  royal  structure  to  complete. 

3  Still  shall  this  edifice  arise, 

*i'ill  all  shall  reach  the  lofty  skies  ; 
And  joyful  hosts  shall  praise  above, 
Jehovah's  grace  and  Jesu's  love. 

66.     C.  M.     Duncan. 

Coronation„.*QiiV\X.  iii,  11. 

1      A   LL  hail  the  pow'r  of  Jesu's  name  ! 
x\   Let  angels  prostrate  fall ; 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem. 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

[2  Let  high-born  seraphs  tune  the  lyre, 

And  as  they  tune  it  fall 
Before  his  face,  who  tunes  their  choir, 

And  crown  him  Lord  of  all.] 
3  Crown  him,  ye  morning  stars  of  light, 

Who  fixt  this  floating  ball ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARKANGED.    6: 

Now  hail  the  strength  of  Israel's  might, 
And  crov/n  h'ltn  Lord  of  all. 

4  Crown  him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God, 

Who  from  his  altar  call ; 
Extol  the  stem  of  Jesse's  rod, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

5  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

Ye  ransom'd  from  the  fall, 
Hail  him,  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

6  Hail  him,  ye  htirs  of  David's  line, 

Whom  David,  Lord,  did  call  ; 
The  God  incarnate  !   Man  Divine  ! 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

T  Sinners  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget, 
The  wormwood  and  the  gall ; 
Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  his  i^ietf 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

8  Let  ev'ry  kindred,  evVy  tribe 
jQn  this  terrestrial  ball. 
To  him  all  Majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

[9  '  O,  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 
We  at  his  feet  may  fall ; 
We'll  join  the  everlastnig  song. 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all.'] 

67.     C.   M.     Leed's  CoL 
Crown  Zrzw....Acts   x.  ZQi* 

1  T>  ACKSLIDERS,  who  your  mis'ry  feeJ^ 
Xy    Attend  s  our  Saviour's  call ; 

Return,  he'll  your  backslidings  heal; 
O,  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Tho*  crimson  sin  increase  your  guilt. 

And  painful  is  your  thrall : 
For  broken  hearts  his  blood  was  spilt, 
O,  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 


68  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

3  Take  with  you  words,  approach  his  throng, 

And  low  before  him  fall  ; 
He  understands  the  Spirit's  groan, 
O,  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Whoever  comes,  he'll  not  cast  out, 

Akho'  your  faith  be  small ; 
His  faithfulness  you  cannot  doubt, 
Then  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

68.     C.  M.     .ValL 
Crown  i72m....Rev.  v.  13. 

1  TNSPIRE  our  souls,  thou  heav'nly  Dov^, 
-^   On  thee  we  humblv  call ; 

Come,  warm  our  hearts  with  Jesu's  love^ 
To  own  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  The  saints  who  now  in  glory  shine, 

And  triumph  o'er  the  fall ; 
In  concert  join,  with  notes  divine, 
To  praise  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Sinners,  who  now  in  him  believe, 

Whose  crimes  are  bitter  gall. 
Pardon  and  grace  from  him  receive^ 
And  bless  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  The  day  arrives  when  evVy  voice 

On  this  terrestrial  ball. 
Aloud  shall  sing,  exult,  rejoice. 
To  hail  him  Lord  of  all. 
3  All  heav'n,  in  one  admiring  throng^ 
Before  him  prostrate  fall  ; 
And  join  in  sweet,  seraphic  song, 
To  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 


c 


69.     C.  M.     Steele. 
Desire  of  all  Saifits..,,lrl^g.  ii.  T. 
OiVih    thou  desire  of  all  thy  saints.|„ 
Our  humble  strains  attend. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.    70 

While  with  our  praises  and  complaints, 
Low  at  thy  feet  we  bend. 

2  When  we  thy  wondVous  glories  hear. 

And  all  thy  suff'rlngs  trace, 
W^hat  sweetly  awful  scenes  appear  ! 
What  rich  unbounded  grace  ! 

v3  How  should  our  songs,  like  those  above, 
With  warm  devotion  rise  ! 
How  should  our  souls,  on  wings  of  love^ 
Mount  upward  to  the  skits  ! 

4  But  ah  !  the  song,  how  cold  it  flows  ! 

How  languid  our  desire  ! 
How  faint  the  sacred  passion  glows, 
'Till  thou  the  heart  inspire  ! 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  glory  shine. 

And  fill  thy  dwellings  here, 
'Till  life,  and  love,  and  joy  divine, 
A  heav'n  on  earth  appear. 

6  Then  shall  our  hearts  enraptur'd  say, 

Conne,  great  Redeemer,  come, 
And  bring  the  bright,  the  glorious  day, 
That  calls  thy  children  home. 

ro.     C.  M.     Bocking-. 
Door,„.]o\\n  x.  9. 

3  T^HUS  saith  the  Shepherd  of  the  sheep^ 

^     **■  1  am  the  sacred  door  ; 
*^  In  the  fair  pastures  which  I  keep 
"  There's  life  forevermore. 

.2  "  In  me  shall  wand'ring  sinners  find 
'*  The  way  their  footsteps  lost  ; 
**  From  death  I  have  their  souls  redeem'd, 
"  My  blood  has  paid  the  cost. 

3  "  My  tender  care  shall  keep  them  free 
"  From  dangers  night  and  day  j 
"  My  pow'r  their  strong  defence  shall  be, 
"  From  ev'ry  btast  of  prey. 


n  CriARx\CTERS  OF  CHRIST 

4  "  I  will  enrich  them  with  iny  grace, 

"  And  feed  them  with  my  love  ; 
*'  Their  souls  shall  find  a  joyful  place 
"  In  the  bright  fields  above." 

5  Come,  then,  my  little,  purchas'd  flock, 

Dear  objects  of  my  care  ; 
And  let  this  promise  be  your  hope^ 
While  you  are  feeding  here. 

n.     C.  M.     Dobeli. 
Door.,. .John  x.  9. 

1  A^HRIST  is  the  way  to  heav'nly  bliss, 
v_/«    And  Christ  the  only  door  ; 

My  soul,  pursue  no  way  but  thii, 
For  this  alone  is  sure. 

2  'Tis  thro'  this  door,  and  this  alone, 

That  thou  art  led  to  God  ; 
Rest,  then,  on  what  thy  Lord  has  done, 
And  plead  his  precious  blood. 

3  This  door  will  lead  thee  safe  to  heav'n, 

And  give  ihee  entrance  in  ; 
And  God  will  own  thy  sins  forgiv'n, 
However  vile  the}  've  been. 

72.     C.  M.     FaxvcftU 
Excellence,„.,C?in{,  i.  3, 

1  INFINITE  excellence  is  thine, 
-*-  Thou  lovelv  Prince  of  grace  ! 
Thv  uncreated  beauties  shine 

With  never  fading  rays. 

2  Sinners  from  earth's  remotest  end, 

Come  bending  at  thy  feet ; 
To  thee  their  pray'rs  and  praise  ascend—* 
In  thee  their  wishes  meet. 

3  Thy  name,  as  precious  ointment  shed, 

Delights  the  church  around ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     73 

Sweetly  the  sacred  odours  spread 
Thro'  all  Immanuel's  ground. 

4  Millions  of  happy  s[  irits  live 

On  thy  exhaustless  store  ; 
From  thee  they  all  their  bliss  receive, 
And  still  thou  givest  more. 

5  Thou  art  their  triumph  and  their  joy  j 

They  find  their  all  in  thee; 
Thy  glories  will  their  tongues  employ 
Thro'  all  eternity. 

[6  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 
That  I  ^hall  mount  on  high  ; 
And  view  thy  matchless  beauties  there 
With  never  ceasing  joy  t 

7  Angels  shall  listen  to  my  song, 
And  seraphs  join  the  praise  ; 
For  none  amongst  the  happ)'  throng 
Shall  louder  triumphs  raise!] 

73.     L.  M.     Medley. 
Forerunner .,„Y[th.  vi.  20. 

1  TT'AR,  far  beyond  these  lower  skies, 
JL     Up  to  the  glories  all  his  own ; 
W^here  we  by  faith  lift  up  our  eyes, 
There  Jesus  our  forerunner's  gone. 

2  Amidst  the  shining  hosts  above, 
Where  his  blest  smile  new  pleasure  gives, 
Where  all  is  wonder,  joy,  and  love, 
There  Jesus,  our  forerunner,  lives. 

3  High  on  his  throne  of  heav'nly  light, 
Eternal  glory  he  sustains  ; 

Whilst  saints  and  angels  bless  the  sight ; 
There  Jesus,  our  forerunner,  reigns. 

4  There,  while  his  course  he  ever  runs, 
Glory  his  radiant  crown  entwines  ; 
And  brighter  than  ten  thousand  suns, 
There  Jesus,  our  forerunner,  shines, 

H 


74  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

5  He  lives  salvation  to  impart, 

From  sin,  and  satan's  cursed  wiles  ; 
With  love  eternal  in  his  breast  ; 
There  Jesus,  our  forerunner,  smilesi 

[6  Before  his  heav'nly  Father's  face, 
For  ev'ry  saint  he  intercedes  j 
And  with  infallible  success, 
There  Jesus,  our  forerunner,  pleads. 

7  But  G  !  'tis  this  completes  the  whole, 
And  all  its  bliss  and  glory  proves  ; 
That,  while  eternal  ages  roll, 
There  Jesus,  our  forerunner,  loves.] 

8  We  shall,  when  we  in  heav'n  appear, 
His  praises  sing,  his  wonders  tell  ; 
And  with  our  great  forerunner  there. 
For  ever  and  for  ever  dwell. 

74.      L.  M.     KeJiU 
FoiindaUon...,'M^n.  xvi.  18. 

1  |1JE  AR  what  the  hope  of  Israel  saith, 

-■>  -»■   Who  holds  the  keys  of  life  and   death  ; 
Wriose  potent  word  must  be  fulfill'd, 
"  Upon  a  rock  my  church  I  build. 

2  *'  Thou  Peter  art ;  but  I'm  thv  Lord, 
"  By  all  th'  angelic  host  ador'd  ; 

"  And  on  myself,  thy  faith  may  see, 
'^  I  build  my  church,  and  not  on  thee." 

3  Strong  to  defend  tho*  hell  engage, 
And  all  its  host  ei  fiam'd  with  rage  ; 
Not  more  secure  Jehovah's  throne, 
Than  Zion  stands  on  Christ,  his  son, 

4  In  persecution's  hottest  fire. 
This  glorious  fabric  stood  entire  : 
Wiui^ss  the  slaui^httr'd  millions  who 
Fnr  Jcsu's  sake  the  flames  went  thro'. 

5  Built  on  his  Godhead  and  his  blood, 
Siie  stands,  and  huth  lorcver  stood  ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     75 

Nor  hell,  nor  sin,  so  firm  the  base, 
Shall  e'tr  the  christian's  hopes  erase. 

6  When  on  the  croks  he  bo\v'd  his  head, 
He  Zion's  debt  of  suffering  paid  ; 
And  on  this  rock  for  ever  blest, 

Shall  mercy's  glorious  fabric  rest. 

75,     C.  M.     Cczvper. 
Foimcain.... John  xix.  34... .1  John  i.  T. 

1  '^I'^HERE  is  a  fountain  fiU'd  with  blood, 

-•-     Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins  ; 
And  sinners  plunged  beneath  that  flood, 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoic'd  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day  ; 

And  there  have  I,  as  vile  as  he, 

Wash'd  all  my  sins  away. 

3  Dear,  dying  Lamb  !  thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  pow'r, 
'Till  all  the  ransom'd  church  of  God 
Be  sav'd,  to  sin  no  more. 

4  Since  I  by  faith  beheld  the  stream 

Thy  flowing  v/ounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  'tiil  I  die. 

5  Then  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 

I'll  sing  thy  pow'r  to  save  ; 
When  this  poor  lisping,  falt'ring  tongue 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave. 

[6  L'/rd,  I  believe  thou  hast  prepar'd, 
Unworthy  tho'  I  be. 
For  me  a  blood-bought,  free  reward, 
A  golden  harp  for  me  ! 

7  'Tis  strung  and  tun'd  for  endless  years, 

And  form'd  bv  pow'r  divine  ! 
To  sound  in  God,  the  Father's  ears, 
No  other  name  but  thine.] 


re  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

76.     112th.     Cmnick. 
Founta'm.*».\.^2i\^    Iv.   l....Zech.  xiii.  1, 
1    T  TO  !  ye  despairing  sinners,  hear, 

A -»-   Ye  thirsty,  sin-sick  souls  draw  near  ; 
Ilere^s  water  whose  all-pow'rful  stream 
Shall  quench  your  thirst,  and  wash  you  clean  j 
its  healing  povv'r  has  always  wrought, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  human  thought. 

^l  Bethesda's  pool  is  not  like  this, 
Nor  heals,  nor  cures  such  leprosies  ; 
Nor  Siloam's  streams,  nor  Jordan's  flood, 
Could  to  my  heart  seem  half  so  good  ; 
'Tis  Jesu's  blood,  that  crimson  sea, 
That  washeth  guilt  and  filth  away. 

I  To  this  dear  fountain  I'll  repair, 
With  all  the  wounds  and  pains  I  bear; 
Til  keep  my  staiion  near  its  side, 
And  wash,  and  drink,  and  there  abide ; 
Nor  from  the  sacred  streams  remove, 
'Till  taken  to  their  source  above. 

*i7.     L.  M.     B 

Friend  of  Shm€rs,„»L.ukQ  vii.  34. 

[1  TESUS,  th'  incarnate  God  of  love, 
J    Rules  all  the  shining  worlds  above  ; 
And  tho'  his  name  the  heav'ns  transcend, 
Yet  he  is  still  the  sinner's  friend. 

2  Before  the  rolling  skies  were  made, 
-    Or  nature's  deep  foundations  laid, 

He  saw  our  fall,  and  did  intend 

To  shew  himself  the  sinner's  friend.] 

3  Behold,  the  condescending  God 
A  while  forsakes  his  bright  abode  ; 
To  our  mean  world  see  him  descend, 
And  groan  and  die  the  sinner's  friend. 

4  When  the  appointed  hour  was  come, 
He  burst  the  barriers  of  the  tomb  -, 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     73 

Then  to  the  skies  he  did  ascend, 
Where  still  he  lives  the  sinner's  friend. 
5  Ye  mourning  souls,  to  Jesus  come— 
Cast  off  despair,  there  )  et  is  room  ; 
To  his  dear  hands  your  cause  commend, 
Who  only  is  the  sinner's  friend. 

78.     C.  ISL     Sxvahu 
Friend... Vrov.   xvii.   17. 

1  /^OME,  let  our  hearts  and  voices  join, 
V^   To  praise  the  Saviour's  name  ; 
Whose  truth  and  kindness  are  divine, 

Whose  love's  a  constant  flame. 

2  When  most  we  need  his  gracious  hand, 

This  friend  is  always  near  ; 
With  heav'n  and  earth  at  his  command, 
He  waits  to  answer  pray'r. 

3  His  love  no  end  nor  measure  knows. 

No  change  can  turn  its  course  ; 
Immutably  the  sam.e  it  fxov/s 
From  one  eternal  source. 

4  When  frowns  appear  to  veil  his  face, 

And  clouds  surround  his  throne, 
He  hides   the  purpose  of  his  grace. 
To  make  it  better  known. 

5  And  when  our  dearest  comforts  fall 

Before  his  sovereign  will. 

He  never  takes  away  our  all — 

Himself  he  gives  us  still ! 

6  Our  sorrov;s  in  the  scale  he  weighs, 

And  measures  out  our  pains  ; 
The  wildest  storm  his  word  obe}  s— 


'O^;? 


79.     8.   7.     Neivton. 

Best  Friend.,..Vrov,  xviii.  24. 

NE  there  is  above  all  others, 

eil  deserves  the  name  of  friend  ; 
H  2 


so  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's, 
Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end  : 
Thev  who  once  his  kindness  prove, 
Find  it  everlasting  love ! 

2  Which,  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us, 
Would  consent  to  shed  his  blood  I 
But  our  Jesus  dy'd  to  have  us 
Keconcil'd  in  him  to  God : 
This  was  boundless  love  indeed  ! 
Jesus  is  a  friend  in  need. 

[3  Men,  when  rais'd  to  lofty  stations, 
Often  know  their  friends  no  more- 
Slight  and  scorn  their  poor  relations, 
Tho'  they  valued  them  before  ; 
But  our  Saviour  always  owns 
Those  whom  he  redeemed  with  groans.] 

4  When  he  liv'd  on  earth  abased. 

Friend  of  sinners  was  his  name  ; 

Now  above  all  glory  raised 

Ke  rejoices  in  the  same : 

Still  he  calls  them  brethren,  friends, 

And  to  all  their  wants  attends. 
[5  Could  we  bear  for  one  another, 

What  he  daily  bears  for  us  ? 

Yet  this  glorious  friend  and  brother 

Loves  us,  tho'  we  treat  him  thus  : 

Tho'  for  good  we  render  ill, 

He  accounts  us  brethren  still.] 
6  O,  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften  ! 

Teach  us,  Lord,  at  length,  to  love  ; 

We,  alas  !  forget  too  often. 

What  a  friend  we  have  above  ; 

But  when  home  our  souls  are  brought, 

We  shall  love  thee  as  we  ought. 

SO.     L.  M.     Beddome.  ^ 

G'lff  ofGod...,]o\n\  iii.  16....2  Cor.  i\'.  15. 
1     TESUS,  my  Lord,  my  soul's  delight, 
J    For  thee  I  long,  for  thee  I  pray  ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     81 

Amifl  the  shadows  of  the  night, 
Amid  the  business  of  the  day. 
[2  When  shall  I  see  thy  smiling  face- 
That  face  which  I  have  often  seen  ? 
Arise,  thou  sun  of  righteousness, 
And  burst  the  clouds  that  intervene.] 

3  Thou  art  the  glorious  gift  of  God, 
To  smners  weary  and  distrest ; 
The  first  of  all  his  gifts  bestow'd, 
And  certain  pledge  of  all  the  rest. 

4  Could  I  but  say,  this  gift  is  mine, 
I'd  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet ; 
No  more  at  poverty  repine. 

Nor  envy  sinners  rich  and  great. 

5  The  precious.jewel  I  would  keep. 
And  lodge  it  deep  within  my  heart ; 
At  home,  abroad,  awake,  asleep, 

It  never  should  from  thence  depart! 

81.       C.  M.      Steele. 
Guest. ...Kev,  iii.  20. 

1  \  ND  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 
-^^-     To  visit  sinful  worms  ? 

Thus  at  the  door  shall  mercy  stand, 
In  all  her  winning  forms  ? 

2  Surprising  grace  ! — and  shall  my  heart 

Unmov'd  and  cold  remain  ? 
Has  this  hard  rock  no  tender  part  ? 
Must  mercy  plead  in  vain  ? 

3  Shall  Jesus  for  admission  sue 

His  soothing  voice  unheard  ? 
And  this  vile  heart,  his  rightful  due, 
Remain  for  ever  barr*d  I 

4>  'Tis  sin,  alas,  with  tyrant  pow'r, 
The  lodging  has  possest  ; 
And  crowds  of  traitors  bar  the  doer 
Against  the  heav'niy  guest. 


82  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

5  Lord,  rise  in  thy  all-conquVing  graccj 

Thy  mighty  pow*r  display  ; 
One  beam  of  glory  from  thy  face 
Can  drive  my  foes  away. 

6  Ye  dang'rous  inmates,  hence  depart  ; 

Dear  Saviour,  enter  in 
And  guard  the  passage  to  my  heart, 
And  keep  out  ev'ry  sin. 


82.     8. 7. 4.     Robinson, 
Guide,,, »Vsi\m.  xlviii.  14. 

1  /^  UIDE  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah, 
^^   Pilgrim  thro'  this  barren  land  \ 

I  am  weak,  Init  thou  art  mighty — 

Hold  me  with  thy  powVful  hand: 
Bread  of  heaven, 
Feed  me  'till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  now  the  crystal  fountain, 

Whence  the  healing  streams  do  flow: 
Let  the  fi'ry,  cloudy  pillar, 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  thro'; 
Strong  delivVer ! 
Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield, 

3  Feed  me  with  the  heav'nly  manna, 

In  this  barren  wilderness  : 

Be  my  sword,  and  shield,  and  banner- 
Be  my  robe  of  righteousness  : 

Fight  and  conquer 

All  my  foes  by  sovereign  grace. 

4  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 

Bid  my  anxious  ftais  sul:)side  ; 
Foe  to  death,  and  hell's  destruction, 

Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side : 
Sonp^s  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  thee* 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.      83 

83.     C.  ^L     Doddridge. 
Head^^Eph.  iv.  15.  16. 

1  TESUS,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace, 
J    That  calls  a  worm  thy  own — 
Gives  me  among  thy  saints  a  place 

To  make  thy  glories  known. 

2  Allied  to  thee,  our  vital  head, 

We  act,  and  grow,  and  thrive  : 
From  thee  divided,  each  is  dead, 
When  most  he  seems  alive. 

3  Thy  saints  on  earth,  and  those  above, 

Here  join  in  sweet  accord: 
One  body  all  in  mutual  love. 
And  thou  our  common  Lord. 

4  O  may  my  faith  each  hour  derive 

Thy  Spirit  with  delight ; 
W^hile  death  and  hell  in  vain  shall  strive 
This  bond  to  disunite. 

5  Thou  the  whole  body  wilt  present 

Before  thy  Father's  face  ; 
Nor  shall  a  wrinkle  or  a  spot 
Its  beauteous  form  disgrace. 

84.     L.   JNL     Kent. 
Hea'er, „.M^tt.  iv.  24.. ..Ex,  xv.  26. 

1  T  T  AIL,  Plant  renown'd  !  thy  leaves  how  fair 
-*-  -*-  No  thoughts  conceive,  no  words  declare  :, 
W'hat  healing  virtues  from  thee  flows, 

To  heal  a  guilty  mortal's  woes ! 

2  Thy  fame  was  great  in  ancient  days — 
Judea's  region  spoke  thy  praise  ; 
And  we,  thro'  K^'^^e,  in  this  our  day, 
Can  sing  of  healing,  great  as  they. 

3  The  hardest  hearts,  when  thou  wilt  heal. 
Are  soft  as  wax  before  the  seal ; 
Receiving  then  thine  image  fair, 
Stampt  on  the  soul  for  ever  there. 


85  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

[4  Hatred  of  God,  that  curs'd  disease, 

Will  turn  to  love,  when  thou  shall  please  j 
And  burn  with  a  celestial  glow. 
Which  none  but  pardon'd  rebels  know.] 

5  To  thee,  let  Israel  oft  repair, 

When  sin  defilt^s  their  garments  here ; 
For  thou  alone  hast  pow'r  to  heal 
The  sting  of  death  that  sinners  feel. 

6  Count  thou,  my  soul,  no  healing  good. 
But  v.'hat  proceeds  from  Jesu's  blood  j 
Nor  rest  in  this,  t*  atone  for  sin. 
Without  a  feeling  sense  within. 

85.     L.   M.     Brewer. 
Hk/ing' Place... Asci'nxh  xxxii.  2. 

1  T_T  AiL,  sov'reign  love,  that  first  begnii 
A  -*>    The  scheme  to  rescue  fallen  man ! 
Hail,  matchless,  free,  eternal,  grace. 
That  gave  my  soul  an  hiding-place. 

2  Against  the  God  that  rules  the  sky 
I  fought  with  hand  uplifted  high  ; 
DespisM  his  rich,  al)ounding  grace. 
Too  proud  to  seek  an  hiding-place. 

[3   Enwrapt  in  thick  Egyptian  night. 
And  f(^nd  of  darkness  more  than  light. 
Madly  I  ran  the  sinful  race. 
Secure  without  an  hiding-place.] 

4  But  thus  th'  eternal  counsel  ran, 

"  Almighty  iove  arrest  that  man  j'* 
I  felt  the  arrows  of  distress. 
And  foimd  I  had  no  hidmg-place. 

5  Indignant  justice  stood  in  view. 
To  Sinai*s  ti'ry  mount  I  flew; 

But  justice  cry'd,  with  frowning  face, 
*'   This  mountain  is  no  hiding-place." 

6  Ere  long  a  heav'nly  voice  I  heard. 
And  mercy's  angei-form  appear'd  j 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     86 

She  led  me  on  with  gentle  pace, 
To  Jesus,  as  my  hiding-place. 

7  On  him  Almighty  vengeance  fell, 
That  must  have  sunk  a  world  to  hell ; 
He  bore  it  for  the  chosen  race, 

And  thus  became  their  hiding-place. 

8  Should  storms  of  thundVing  vengeance    roll, 
And  shake  the  globe  from  pole  to  pole, 

No  flaming  bolt  shall  daunt  my  face^ 
For  Jesus  is  my  hiding-place. 

9  A  few  more  rolling  suns  at  most 
Will  land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  coast ; 
Where  I  shall  sing  the  song  of  grace^ 
And  see  my  glorious  hiding-place. 

86.     L.  M.     Medley. 

/r/7?7....ActS  V.   31. 

1  JOIN,  all  who  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
J    To  sing  his  everlasting  fame  ; 
Great  God,  prepare  each  heart  and  voice^ 
In  him  forever  to  rejoice. 

2  Of  him  what  wond'rous  things  are  told! 
In  him  what  glories  I  behold  ! 

For  him  I  gladly  all  things  leave  ; 
To  him,  my  soul,  forever  cleave  ! 

3  In  him  my  treasure's  all  cont'iin'd  ; 
By  him  my  feeble  soui's  sustain'd  ; 
From  him  what  favors  I  receive  ; 
Thro'  him  I  shall  forever  live. 

;4  With  him  I  daily  love  to  w^lk  ; 
or  him  mv  soul  delights  to  talk  ; 
On  him  I  cast  my  ev'rv  rare  ; 
Like  him  one  day  I  shall  appear. 

^  B'ess  him,  mv  soul,  from  day  to  day; 
Trust  him  to  lead  thee  on  thy  wav  ; 
Give  him  thv  poor,  wiak,  sinful  heart  j 
With  him  O  never,  never  part. 


87  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

6  Take  him  for  strength  and  righteousness  ; 
Make  him  thy  refuge  in  distress  j 

Love  him  above  all  earthly  joy  ; 
And  him  in  every  thing  employ, 

7  Praise  him  in  cheerful,  grateful  songs ; 
To  hill)  your  highest  praise  bt- longs  ! 
Bless  him  who  does  your  heav'n  prepare; 
And  whom  you'll  praise  forever  there. 

87.     L.  M.     Lee, 
Knoiv  /fzm....Phil.  iii.  10. 

1  ST^IS  life  to  know  the  dying  Lamb  ; 

1-  Eternal  life  is  m  his  name  ; 
O  may  I  in  this  knowledge  grow  ; 
And  daily  more  of  Jesus  know  ! 

2  Know  him  to  wash  me  in  his  blood  ; 
Know  him  to  make  mv  peace  with  God  ; 
Know  him  for  strength  and  righteousness  j 
And  know  him  for  renewing  grace. 

3  Know  him  as  my  exceeding  joy  ; 
Know  him  my  praises  to  employ  ; 
Know  him  as  all  my  heart  can  wishj 
And  know  him  for  eternal  bliss. 

88.     L.  M.     Jeary. 

ImmamieL,.Mnu.  i.  23. 

1  "VT^E  angels,  who  in  glory  reign, 

-*-     And  sing  in  most  seraphic  strain  j 
Ye  who  be-fore  the  altar  fall, 
O  crown  Immanuel  Lord  of  all.  Hal. 

2  Ye  saints,  who  sit  around  the  throne, 
And  smg  his  sov'reign  grace  alone, 
O  join  together,  great  and  small, 
To  crown  Immanuel  Lord  of  all. 

5  Ye  thousands,  who  are  cloth'cl  in  white. 
And  dwell  in  uncreated  light, 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.      89 

At  his  dear  feet  devoutly  fall, 
And  crown  Immanuel  Lord  of  all. 

4  Ye  heralds,  who,  from  place  to  place, 
Proclaim  salvation  by  free  grace, 
To  CalvVy  guilty  sinners  call, 
And  crown  Immanuel  Lord  of  all. 

][5  Ye  ransom'd  sinners,  who  remain 
Within  the  reach  of  sin  and  shame, 
O,  at  his  footstool  humbly  fall. 
And  crown  Immanuel  Lord  of  all.] 

6  Ye  gentile  sinners,  who  remain 
In  bondage  under  Satan's  chain. 
Come,  now  for  mercy  humbly  call, 
And  crown  Immanuel  Lord  of  all. 

7  Ye  angels,  saints,  and  heralds,  join. 
To  praise  Immanuel,  all  divine  ; 
And  sinners  come,  and  gladly  own 
Immanuel  King,  and  Lord  alone  Hal. 

89.     8s.     De  Fleirrij, 

Im7?2anueL.,.Is,a\dh.  viii.  8. 

1   "V'E  angels,  who  stand  round  the  throne, 

-»-     And  view  my  Immanuel's  face. 

In  rapturous  songs  make  him  known  ; 

Tune  all  your  soft  harps  to  his  praise. 

[2  He  form'd  you  the  spirits  you  are, 
So  happy,  so  noble,  so  good  ; 
When  others  sunk  down  in  despair, 
Confirm'd  by  his  pow'r,  you  stood»] 

3  Ye  saints,  who  stand  nearer  than  they. 
And  cast  your  bright  crowns  at  his  feet, 
His  grace  and  his  glory  display, 

And  all  his  rich  mercy  relate. 

4  He  snatch'd  you  from  hell  and  the  grave : 
He  ransom'd  from  death  and  despair  j 
For  you  he  was  mighty  to  save — 
Almighty  to  bring  you  safe  there; 

I 


90  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

5  O  when  will  the  period  appear, 
Wheii  I  s!:iall  unite  in  your  song  ? 
Vm  weary  ef  lingering  here, 
And  I  to  your  Saviour  belong  ? 

6  I'm  fetter'd  and  chain'd  up  in  clay — 
I  struggle  and  pant  to  be  free  ; 

I  long  to  be  soaring  away, 

Bly  God  and  my  Saviour  to  see ! 

7  I  want  to  put  on  try  atdre, 

Wash'd  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb  ; 
I  want  to  be  one  of  your  choir, 
And  tune  my  sweet  harp  to  his  name^ 
[8  I  want ! — O,  I  want  to  be  there, 
"Where  sorrow  and  sin  bid  adieu; 
Your  joy  and  your  friendship  to  share— « 
To  wonder  and  worship  with  you.] 

90.     rs.     S n. 

InwmnueL.,M?iX\..  i.  23.. ..1  Tim.  iii.  16. 

1  f^  OD  with  us  !  O  glorious  name ! 
^-^  Let  It  shine  in  endless  fame  ; 
God  and  man  in  Christ  unite — 

•O  m}  sterious  depth  and  height  ! 

2  God  with  us  !  amazmg  love 
Brought  him  from  his  courts  above; 
Now,  ye  saints,  his  grace  admire—- 
Swell  the  song  v-/ith  holy  fire,. 

3  God  with  us  !  but  tainted  not 
With  our  father  Adam's  blot; 
Yet  he  did  our  sins  sustain. 

Bore  the  guilt,  the  curse,  the  pain. 
[4  God  v.'ith  us  I  O  blissful  theme  ! 

Let  the  impious  not  blaspheme  j 

J<"fcus  will  in  jadgment  sit. 

Dooming  rebels  to  the  pit,] 
6  God  with  uH  !   O  wond'rcius grace} 

L-et  us  see  hmi  face  to  face  ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.     91 

That  we  may  Immaniiel  sing. 
As  we  ought,  our  God  and  King. 

91.     L.   M.     Doddridge, 

I?mnutaljIe..»»'H.th»    x'u'i.  8. 
[1  T  "^7 ITH  transport,  Lord,  our  souls  proclaim 
V  V     Th'  immortal  honours  of  thy  name  ; 
Assembled  round  our  Saviour'^s  throne, 
We  make  his  ceaseless  glories  known.] 

2  High  on  his  Father's  ro;/al  seat, 
Our  Jesus  shone  divinely  great  ; 

Ere  Adam's  clay  with  life  was  warm'd, 
Or  Gabriel's  nobler  spirit  form'd. 

3  Thro'  all  succeeding  ages,  he 

The  same  hath  been. ...the  same  shall  be  ; 
Immortal  radiance  gilds  his  head, 
While  stars  and  suns  wax  old,  and  fade. 

4  The  same  his  pow'r  his  flock  to  guard  ; 
The  same  his  bounty  to  reward  j 

The  same  his  faithfulness  and  love. 
To  saints  on  earth  and  saints  above. 

5  Let  nature  change,  and  sink,  and  die  ; 
Jesus  shall  raise  his  chosen  high  ; 
And  fix  them  near  his  stable  throne, 
In  glory  changeless  as  his  own, 

92.     L.    M      Fatvcett. 
Intercessor., .."^Q^n  xvii.  24. 
1     TESUS  has  shed  his  vital  blood, 

J    To  bring  my  wand'ring  soul  to  God  : 
Aad  still,  to  manifest  his  love. 
He  lives,  and  pleads  for  me  above. 

2  ''  Father,  I  will,"  the  Saviour  cries, 
"  That  this  poor  soul  at  length  may  rise 
From  all  the  depths  of  sin  and  woe, 
The  riches  of  my  grace  to  know. 
Now  let  his  sins  be  all  forgiv'n, 
And  guide  hini  in  the  path  to  heav'n  ;  ' 


93  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

I  have  redeem 'd  his  soul  from  hell  ; 
With  me  he  shall  forever  dwell. 
[4  To  save  his  life,  thy  Son  was  slain, 
He  is  the  purchase  of  my  pain  : 
I  claim  my  right,  and  urge  my  plea. 
That  he  may  reign  in  bliss  with  me. 

5  He  shall  behold  me  face  to  face, 
And  dwell  In  this  celestial  place, 

Far  from  the  reach  of  foes    and  fears  j 
My  lo\'e  shall  wipe  away  his  tears. 

6  Kis  pains  and  toils  shall  have  an  end  ; 
His  happy  soul  to  God  ascend  ; 

Soon  shall  he  reach  the  peaceful  shore, 
Where  sin  shall  wound  his  heart  no  more.J 

7  Father,  I  will,  that  he  should  prove 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  love, 
1'hat  he  may  all  ni}^  glories   see, 
And  sit  upon  thy  throne  with  me.'* 

93.     L.   M.     Steele. 
Intercessor ^..Hth,  vii.  25. 

1  T-TF'  lives,  the  great  Redeemer  lives  ; 

A.  1.  What  joy  the  blest  assurance  gives  ! 
And  now  before  his  father  God, 
Pleads  the  full  merits  of  his  blood. 

2  Repeated  crimes  awake  our  fears, 

And  justice,  arm\l  with  frowns,  appears  ; 
But  in  the  Saviour's  lovely  face. 
Sweet  mercy  smiles,  and  all  is  ])eace. 

3  Hence,  then,  ye  black,  despairing  thoughts  ? 
Above  our  fears,  above  our  faults  ; 

His  pov/Vful  intercessions  rise, 
And  guilt  recedes,  and  terror  dies. 

4  In  evVy  dark,  distressful  hour, 
When  sin  and  satan  join  their  pow'r  j 
Let  this  dear  hope  repel  the  dart, 
That  Jesus  bears  us  on  his  heart. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.    ^ 

5  Great  Advocate,  almighty  friend  ! 
On  him  our  humble  hopes  depend! 
Our  cause  can  never,  never  fail, 
For  Jesus  pleads,  and  must  prevail. 

94.     C.  M.      TopJadij, 
Intercessor. *,^]o\\x\  xvii.  24. 

1  A    WAKE,  sweet  gratitude,  and  sing 
-I-A.   Th*  ascended  Saviour's  love  j 
Tell  how  he  lives  to  carry  on 

His  people^s  cause  above. 

2  With  cries  and  tears  he  offered  up 

His  humble  suit  below  ; 
But  with  authority  he  asks, 
Enihron'd  in  glory  now. 

3  For  all  that  come  to  Gcxl  by  him, 

Salvation  he  demands  ; 
Points  to  their  names  upon  his  breast, 
And  spreads  his  wounded  hands^ 

[4  His  sweet  atoning  sacrifice, 
Gives  sanction  to  his  claim  ; 
"  Father,  \  will  that  all  my  saints 
''  Be  with  me  where  I  am. 

5  "  By  their  salvation,  recompense 
^'  The  sorrows  I  endur'd  ; 
"  Just  to  the  merits  of  thy  Son, 
''  And  faithful  to  thy  word."] 

[G  Founded  on  right,  his  pray'r  avails  ', 
The  Father  never  can 
From  his  anointed  turn  away ; 
Nor  hear  him  ask  in  vain.j 

7  Eternal  life,  at  his  request, 
To  ev'ry  saint  is  giv'n  ; 
Safety  on  earth,  and,  after  death, 
The  plenitude  of  heav'n. 
[8  Lord,  I  believe  thou  didst  go  Op 
To  plead  my  cause  with  Gcd  ; 
I  2 


95  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

And  now  thou  in  thy  kingdom  art. 
Remember  me  for  good  ! 

9  Let  the  pure  incense  of  thy  pray'r 
In  my  behalf  ascend  ; 
And  as  its  virtue,  so  my  praise, 
Shall  never,  never  end.] 

95.     L.  M.     Gregg, 
Not  ashamed  of  yes2is..,.^l-aYk  viii.  SB* 

1  JESUS,  and  shall  it  ever  be, 

J    A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee  ! 
Scorned  be  the  thought,  by  rich  and  poor, 

0  may  I  scorn  it  more  and  more. 

2  Asham*d  of  Jesus  !  sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star  ; 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

[3  Asham*d  of  Jesus  !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  asham'd  of  noon  ; 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul  'till  he. 
Bright  morning-star,  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Asliam'd  of  Jesus  !   shall  yon  field 
Blush,  when  it  thinks  who  bids  it  yield? 
Yet  blush  I  must  while  I  adore  ; 

1  blush  to  think  I  yield  no  more.] 

5  Asham'd  of  Jesus  !  that  dear  friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heav*n  depend  I 
No  !  when  I  blush,  be  this  my  shame^ 
Thiit  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

6  Ahiham'd  of  Jesus  !  yes,  I  may 
When  l*ve  no  crimes  to  wash  away  ;. 
Ko  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
Ko  fear  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

7  Till  then,  (nor  is  my  boasting  vain), 
'Till  then  i  boast  a  Saviour  slain  ! 
And,  O  may  this  my  glory  be, 
I'hat  Christ  is  not  asharoM  of  me  ! 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.    96 

96.     C.    M.     Felloxvs,  altered. 
Not  ashamed  of  J esus.*^  Aiom,  i.  19.... 2  Tim.  i.  12. 

1  ir\EAR  Lord,  and  will  thy  pardoning  love 
JL/   Embrace  a  wretch  so  vile  ? 

Wilt  thoii  my  load  of  guilt  remove, 
And  bless  me  with' thy  smile  ? 

2  Hast  thou  the  cross  for  me  endur*d^ 

And  sufFerM  all  mv  shame  ? 

And  shall  I  be  asham'd,  O  Lord, 

To  own  thy  precious  name  I 

3  No,  Lord,  I'm  not  asham'd  of  thee^ 

Nor  of  thy  cause  on  earth  \ 
O  do  not  be  asham'd  of  me, 
When  I  resign  my  breath. 

4  Be  thou  my  shield,  be  thou  my  sun  ; 

O  guide  me  all  my  days  ; 
And  let  my  feet  with  joy  run  on 
In  thy  delightful  ways. 

or.     C.  M.     Ileginbothom. 
Jesus  precious.*. A    Pet.  ii.   7. 

1  T)  LEST  Jesus,  when  my  soaring  thoughts 
^-^   O'er  all  thy  graces  rove, 

How  is  my  soul  in  transport  lost.... 
In  wonder,joy,  and  love  ! 

2  Not  softest  strains  can  charm  mine  ears, 

Like  thy  beloved  name  ; 
Nor  ought  beneath  the  skies  inspire 
I\Iy  heart  with  equal  fiame. 

3  Where'er  I  look,  my  u'ond'ring  eyes 

Unnumber'd  blessings  see  ; 
But  what  is  life,  with  all  its  bliss, 
If  once  compar'd  to  thee  t 

4  Hast  thou  a  rival  in  my  breast  ? 

Search,  Lord,  for  thou  canst  tell  ; 
If  ought  can  raise  my  passions  thus> 
Or  please  my  soul  so  well. 


98  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

5  >vO,  thou  art  precious  to  my  heart. 

My  portion  and  my  joy  ; 
Forever  let  thy  boundless  grace 
My  sweetest  thoughts  employ. 

6  When  nature  faints,  around  my  bed 

Let  thy  bright  glories  shine  ; 
And  death  shall  all  his  terrors  lose. 
In  raptures  so  divine. 

98.     C.  M.     Doddndge. 
Jesus  precious,,,.!    Pet.   ii.   7*. 

1  TESUS,  I  love  thy  charming  name  j 
J    'Tis  music  to  my  ear  ; 

^ /\n  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud, 
That  earth  and  heav'n  might  hear, 

2  Yes,  thou  art  precious  to  my  soul. 

My  ^transport  and  my  trust! 
Jewels  to  thee  are  gnudy  toys, 
And  gold  is  sordid  dust. 

3  All  my  capacious  pow'rs  can  wish 

In  thee  doth  richly  meet  ; 
Nor  to  mine  eyes  is  light  so  dear, 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 

4  Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  heart, 

And  sheds  its  fragrance  tht-re  ; 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  its  care  ! 

5  I'll  speak  the  honors  of  thy  name, 

With  my  last  labVing  breath  ; 
Then,  speechless,  clasp  thee  in  mine  arftas, 
The  antidote  of  death. 

99.     C.  M.     Steele. 
King  of  Saints. .,.l^cv.  xv.  5. 
1    /^OME.  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
^^   And  joy  to  make  it  known. 
The  sov'reign  of  your  heart  proclaim, 
And  bow  before  bib  throne. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  -100 

2  Behold  your  King,  your  Saviour,  crown'd 

With  glories  all  divine  ; 
And  tell  the  wond'ring  nations  round, 
How  bright  those  glories  shine. 

3  Infinite  pow'r  and  boundless  grace, 

In  him  unite  their  ra}  s  ; 
You  that  have  seen  his  ioveiy  face, 
Can  you  forbear  his  praise  ? 

4  When  in  his  earthly  courts  we  view 

The  beauties  of  our  King  ; 
We  long  to  love  as  angels  do, 
And  wish  like  them  to  sing* 

J  And  shall  we  long  and  wish  in  vain  ? 
Lord,  teach  our  songs  to  j  isc  ! 
Thy  love  can  anim;ite  the  strain, 
And  bid  it  reach  the  skies. 
6  O  happv  priod  !   glorious  day  ! 

When  heav'n  and  earth  shall  raise, 
W^ith  all  thfir  pow'rs,  the  raptur'd  lay, 
To  celebrate  thy  praise. 

100.     6.  4.     Kingsbury* 
King,..nJlev.  xv.  3. 

1  T    ET  us  awake  our  joys, 

-*— ^  Strike  up  with  cheerful  voice- 
Each  creature  sing  ; 

Angels — begin  the  song. 

Mortals — the  strain  prolong,. 

In  accents  sweet  and  strong, 
"  J.-sus  is  King." 

2  Proclaim  abroad  his  name, 
Tell  of  his  -natchless  fame— 

What  wonders  done  ; 
Shout  thro'  hell's  dark  profound  ; 
Let  the  whole  earth  resound, 
'Till  the  high  heav'ns  rebound  f 

"  The  victVv's  won." 


101  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

3  He  vanquish'd  sin  and  hell, 
And  the  inst  loe  vviil  quell  j 

IVIourners  rejoice^! 
His  dying  love  adore, 
Praise  hiin  now  r.nis'd  in  pow'r, 
And  (riumph  evernnore, 

Widi  a  glad  voice. 

4  All  hail  the  glorious  day. 
When  thro'  the  heav'nly  way 

Lo,  he  sliall  come  ! 
Wl-iile  tliey  who  pierc'd  him  wail, 
His  promise  shall  not  fail, 
Saints,  see  your  King  prevail ; 

Come,  dear  Lord,  come  !  HaL 

101.     C.   M.     Iloskins. 
Lamb  of  God...,]o\-\u  i.  29. 

1  Q INNERS,  behold  the  Lamb  of  God 
^  Who  takes  away  our  guilt ; 

Look  to  the  precious,  priceless  blood, 
That  Jews  and  Gentiles  spilt. 

2  From  heav*n  he  came  to  seek  and  save, 

Lea\ang  his  blest  abode  : 
To  ransom  us  himself  he  gave  ; 
Behold  the  Lamb  of  God. 

3  He  came  to  take  the  sinner*s  place^ 

And  shed  his  precious  blood ; 
Let  Adam's  guilty,  ruin'd  race 
Behold  the  Lamb  of  God. 

4  Sinners,  to  Jesus  then  draw  near. 

Invited  by  his  word  ; 
The  chief  of  sinners  need  not  fear  j 
Behold  the  Lamb  of  God. 

3  Backsliders,  too,  the  Saviour  calls, 
And  washes  in  his  blood  ; 
Arise,  return  from  grievous  falls  y 
Behold  the  Lamb  of  God. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  102 

6  In  ev'ry  state,  and  time,  and  place, 
Nought  plead  but  Jesu's  blood  i 
'Hovrever  wretched  be  your  case, 
Behold  the  Lamb  of  God. 

7"  Spirit  of  Grace,  to  us  apply 
Immanuel's  precious  blood, 
That  we  may,  with  thy  saints  on  highj 
Behold  the  Lamb  of  God, 

102.     6.  4.     HilPs'CoL 
Lamb., ..Rev.  v.  12. 

1  r^  LORY  to  God  on  high  : 
^J  Let  heav'n  and  earth  reply^ 

Praise  ye  his  name  ! 
His  love  and  grace  adore. 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bore; 
And  sing  for  evermore. 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

2  All  they  around  the  throne 
Cheerfully  join  in  one, 

Praising  his  name  : 
We,  who  have  felt  his  blood. 
Sealing  our  peace  with  God, 
Sound  his  dear  name  abroad, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

-5  Join,  all  ye  ransom'd  race. 
Our  Lord  and  God  to  bless  j 

Praise  ye  his  tjame  : 
In  him  v/e  will  rejoice. 
And  make  a  jo)  ful  noise, 
Shouting  with  heart  and  voice <> 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

4  What  tbo'  we  change  our  place. 
Yet  we  shall  never  cease 

Praising  his  name  * 
To  him  our  songs  we  brings-* 
Hail  him  our  g! amicus  King, 
And,  without  ceasing,  sing 

Worihy  the  Lamb. 


103         CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

103.     L.  M.     Steele. 
Life. ,„]ohv\  xiv.  19. 

1  T  X  Then  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise, 

V  \      And  fainting  hope  almost  expires, 
Jesus,  to  thee  I  lift  mine  eyes — 
To  thee  I  breathe  my  soul's  desires. 

2  Art  thou  not  mine,  my  living  L'  rd  I 
And  can  my  hope,  my  comfort  die, 
Fix'd  on  thy  everlasting  word — 

That  word  which  built  the  earth  and  sky  ? 

0  If  my  immortal  Saviour  lives. 
Then  my  immortal  life  is  sure; 
His  word  a  firm  foundation  gives  j 
Here  let  me  build,  and  rest  secure. 

4  Here  let  my  faith  unshtiVer  dwell  ; 
Immoveable  the  promise  slatKls  ; 
Nor  all  the  pou'rs  of  t-i^rth  or  hell 
Can  e'er  dissolve  the  sacred  bands. 

5  Here,  O  mv  soul,  thy  trust  repose  ! 
If  Jesus  is  for  ever  mine. 

Not  death  itself,  that  last  of  foes_, 
Shall  break  a  union  so  divine. 

104.     L.  M.     Iloshlns. 
7J^/i^.,. Isaiah  ix.  2....2  Cor.  iv.  6. 

1  r^  RR  AT  Light  of  life,  ihou  nature's  Lord, 
^^   Bring  light  from  diuknes  i  by  thy  word ; 
Shine  in  our  hearts,  in  mercy  shine, 

I'o  give  the  light  of  truth  divine. 

2  Light  of  our  souls  !  thyself  reveal  ; 
Thv  povv'r  and  presence  let  us  ft  el  ; 
And  know  and  see  the  wond'rous  things 
Conceal'd  from  prophets,  priests,  and  kings. 

3  In  the  dear  fiice  of  Christ  our  God, 
His  righteousness  and  pitrd'ning  blood, 
May  we  behold  our  all  in  all, 

And  at  hie  feet  of  mercy  fall. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  105 

4  There  thy  perfections  shine  nnost  bright ; 
May  we  behold  them  with  delight ; 
And  see  how  justice,  truth,  and  grace 
Unite,  and  smile  in  Jesu's  face. 

5  Great  son  of  righteousness !  arise — ■ 
Open  our  long  benighted  eyes  ; 
Shine,  Jesus,  shine  from  day  to  day^ 
'Till  all  that's  dark  be  done  away. 

105.     L.  M.     3fedley. 
Living  Stone.'.. .1  Pet.  ii.  4. 

1  /'^OME,  happy  souls,  who  know  the  Lord....- 
^^   Who  love  and  trust  his  sacred  word  j 
With  songs  of  praise  address  his  throne^ 

And  Jesus  sing,  the  living  stone. 

2  Chosen  of  God,  and  precious  too 
Is  he,  in  each  believer's  view  : 
Built  upon  him,  and  'stablish'd  here, 
They  all  as  living  stones  appear. 

3  Here  the  great  builder,  God,  will  raise 
A  house,  a  temple,  for  his  praise  j 
Here  gospel  sacrifices  claim 
Acceptance,  thro*  the  Saviour's  name. 

4  View  the  vast  building... .see  it  rise  ; 
The  work  how  strong,  the  plan  how  wise ! 
Beauty  and  grandeur  all  divine. 
Throughout  the  whole  resplendent  shine. 

{5  Where'er  I  cast  my  eyes  abroad, 

I  see  the  labors  of  a  God  ; 

And  thro'  the  whole  there's  not  a  stone 

But  cost  the  builder's  heart  a  groan.] 
G  Soon  shall  the  top-stone  forth  be  brought, 

To  crown  the  work  his  love  has  wrought ; 

And  to  the  praise  of  sov'reign  grace, 

Shall  loud  hosannas  fill  the  place. 
7  Jesus,  I  fly  alone  to  thee ; 

A  living  stone  O  may  I  be, 
K 


106         CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

With  which  thou  wilt  this  building  raise, 
A  glorious  structure  to  thy  praise. 

106.     L.  M.     Medley. 
Loving-kindness. ..Asdksih  Ixiii.  7.. ..Psalm  Ixiiu  3. 

1  A   WAKE,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 

-*-^  And  sing  thy  great  Redeemer's  praise'^ 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  me, 
His  loving-kindness,  O  how  free  ! 

2  He  saw  ine  ruin'd  by  the  fall. 
Yet  lov'd  me  notwithstanding  all^ 
He  sav'd  me  from  my  lost  estate. 
His  loving-kindness,  O  how  great! 

3  Tho*  numerous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Tho'  earth  and  hell  my  way  oppose; 
He  safely  leads  my  soul  along, 

His  loving-kindness,  O  how  strong? 

4  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gathered  thick  and  thunder'd  loud^ 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood. 
His  loving-kindness,  O  how  good! 

5  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart 
Prone  from  my  Jtsus  to  d(  pnrt ; 
But  tho'  Thave  him  oft  forgot. 
His  laving-kindness  changes  not. 

6  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale—- 
Soon  all  my  mortal  pow'rs  must  fail; 
O  may  my  last  expiring  breach 

His  loving-kindness  sing  in  death  ! 
.7  Then  let  me  mount  and  soar  away 
I'o  the  bright  world  of  endless  day; 
And  sing,  with  rapture  and  surfjisCj 
liis  loving-kirdness  in  the  skies. 

tor.     L.   M.     Kent. 
This  Man  shall  be  the  I  eace,  £?\'....Micah  v.  &, 
1    py.ACE,  by  his  cross,  hath  Jtsus  made^ 
X     Ihe  church's  everlasting  head  : 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  108 

0*er  hell  and  sin,  hath  victVy  won. 
And  with  a  shout  to  glory  gon-e. 

2  Then  why,  dejected  saint,  dost  thou 
Thy  sorrows  nurse,  thy  head  thus  bow  ? 
Eternal  truth  declares  to  thee 

This  glorious  Man  thy  peace  shall  be. 

3  When'  o'er  thy  head  the  billows  roll. 
And  shades  of  sin  obscure  thy  soul ; 
When  thou  canst  no  delivVance  see, 
Yet  still  this  Man  thy  peace  shall  be. 

4  In  tribulation's  thorny  maze. 

Or  on  the  n:\ount  of  sov'reign  gra<:e, 
Or  in  the  fire,  or  thro'  the  sea. 
This  glorious  Man  thy  peace  shall  be, 

5  Yea,  when  thine  eye  of  faith  is  dim, 
Rest  thou  thy  all  alone  on  him : 
And  at  his  footstool  bow  the  knee, 
And  Israel's  God  thy  peace  shall  be, 

108.     C.  M.     CennicL 
3Ic'lch!sedec.,»,}itb.  v.  6» 
%  nPHOU  dear  Redeemer...,dying  Lanctb? 
r'        ^     1  love  to  hear  of  thee  j 

No  music's  like  thy  charming  name, 

Nor  half  so  sweet  can  be.  HaR 

2  O  may  I  ever  hear  thy  voice 
In  mercy  to  me  speak  ; 
And  in  my  priest  will  I  rejoice. 
Thou  great  Melchisedec. 

2t  My  Jesus  shall  be  still  my  theme^ 
While  on  this  earth  I  stay  ; 
ril  sing  my  Jesu's  lovely  name, 
When  all  things  else  decay. 
■4  When  I  appear  in  yonder  cloud, 
With  all  his  favorM  throng ; 
Then  will  I  sing  more  sweet,  more  Ic^J, 
And  Christ  shall  be  my  song,.  Half 


109  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

109.    7s.  rr— 

.Ulelchlsedec... Gen.  xiv.   18,  19....Heb.  vii.  IT. 

1  1^  INCi  cf  Salem,  bless  my  soul ! 
Jl^..   Make  a   wounded  sinner  whole  I 
King  of  rigliteousness  and  peace^ 

Let  not  thy  sweet  visits  cease  ! 

2  Come,  refresh  this  soul  of  mine 
With  thy  sacred  bread  and  wine  ! 
All  thy  love  to  me  unfold, 

Half  of  which  cannot  be  told. 

0  Hail !  Melchisedec  divine  ! 

Thou,  great  High-priest,  shaltbe  mine  ; 
All  my  powVs  before  thee  fall- 
Take  not  tithe,  but  take  them  all. 

110.     C.   M.     Bec/^'s  Col. 
Me'fsengcr  of  the  Cove?2ant....Ma\,  iii.  1* 

1  TESUS,  commission'd  from  above, 
J    Descends  to  men  below  ; 

/ind  shews  from  whence  the  springs  of  love 
In  endless  currents  flow. 

2  He,  whom  the  boundless  heaven  adores, 

Whom  angels  long  to  see, 
Quitted  with  joy  those  blissful  shores^ 
Ambassador  to  me  I 

[3  To  me,  a  worm,  a  sinful  clod, 
A  rebel  all  forlorn — 
A  foe,  a  traitor  to  my  God, 
And  of  a  traitor  born  ;] 

4  To  me,  who  never  sought  his  grace, 

Who  mock'cl  his  sacred  word  ; 
Wlio  never  knew  or  lov'd  his  face, 
And  all  his  will  abhor'd  ; 

5  To  me,  who  could  not  even  praise. 

When  his  kind  heart  I  knew  ; 
But  sought  a  thousand  devious  ways^ 
Rather  than  keep  the  true. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED,    111 

6  Yet  this  redeeming  angel  came, 

So  vile  a  worm  to  bless  ; 
He  took  with  gladness  all  my  shame, 
And  gave  his  righteousness. 

7  O,  that  my  languid  heart  might  glow 

With  ardour  all  divine, 
And  for  more  love  than  seraphs  know, 
Like  burning  seraphs  shine  ! 

111.     L.  M.     Needham. 
Messiah. ..,Gcn.  xlix.  10..., Dan.  ix.  26....Hag.  ii.  9, 

1  /^  LORY  to  God,  who  reigns  above, 

^-^  Who  dwells  in  light,  whose  name  is  love"; 
Ye  saints  and  angels,  if  ye  can, 
Declare  the  love  of  God  to  man  ! 

2  O,  what  can  more  his  love  commend. 
Than  his  dear  only  Son  to  send  ? 

That  man,  condemn'd  to  die,  might  liv^f, 
And  God  be  glorious  to  forgive ! 

[3  Messiah's  come — with  joy  behold 
The  days  by  prophets  long  foretold  ; 
Judah,  thy  royal  sceptre's  broke. 
And  time  still  proves  what  Jacob  spol^e. 

4f  Daniel,  thy  weeks  are  all  expir*d. 
The  time  prophetic  seals  required  ; 
Cut  off  for  sijis,  hilt  not  his  own, 
Thy  Prince  IMessiah  did  atone. 

S  Thy  famous  temple,  Solomon, 

Is  by  the  latter  far  out-shone  ; 

It  v/anted  not  thy  glitt'ring  store-— 

Messiah's  presence  grac'd  it  morej 
€  W>  see  the  prophecies  fulfill'd 

In  Jesus,  that  most  wond'rous  child  : 

His  birth,  his  life,  his  death,  combine 

To  prove  his  character  divine, 
'f  Jesus,  thy  gospel  firmly  stands, 

A  blessing  to  these  favour'd  lands  ; 
K  3 


112  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

No  infidel  shall  be  our  dread. 
Since  thou  art  risen  from  the  dead. 

112.     L.  M.     Medley. 
3Iorning'Star.,„'Rtv .  xxii.  16. 
[iT  X  TTrH  joy,  ye  saints,  attend,  and  raise 
V  V     Your  voices  in  harmonious  praise; 
Blest  Spirit,  ev'ry  heart  prepare, 
To  sing  the  bright,  the  Morning- star.] 

2  In  glory  bright  the  Saviour  reigns, 
And  endless  grandeur  there  sustains  ; 
We  view  his  beams,  and  from  afar 
Hail  him  the  bright,  the  Morning-star. 

3  Blest  Star  !  where'er  his  lustre  shines, 
He  all  the  soul  with  grace  refines  ; 
And  makes  each  happy  saint  declare, 
He  is  the  bright,  the  Morning-star. 

4  Sweet  Star !  his  infiuence  is  divine  ; 
Life,  peace,  and  joy,  attending  shine  ; 
Death,  heil,  and  sin,  before  him  flee  : 
The  bright,  the  Morning-star  is  he. 

5  Great  Star  !  in  whom  salvation  dwells, 
His  beam  the  thickest  cloud  dispels  ; 
'I'he  grossest  darkness  flies  afar, 
Before  this  bright,  this  Morning-star. 

6  Most  glorious  Star  \  be  thou  our  guide^ 
Nor  from  our  souls  thy  splendor  hide  ; 
Let  nothing  thy  sweet  beams  debar. 
Thou  only  bright  and  Morning-star. 

7  Eternal  Star  !  our  songs  shall  rise. 
When  we  shall  meet  thee  in  the  skies ; 
And,  in  eternal  anthems,  tliere 

Praise  ihee,  die  bright,  the  Morning-star* 


j'-i 


113.     L.  M.     Medleij. 
One  (king  ?iec:(/fiil.»..Lukii  x.  42. 
BUS,  engrave  it  on  my  heart, 
lat  thou  the  one  thimr  needful  art  I 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  114 

I  could  from  all  things  parted  be, 
But  never,  never,  Lord,  from  thee  J 

2  Needful  art  thou  to  make  me  live  ; 
Needful  art  thou  all  grace  to  give ; 
Needful  to  guide  me  lest  I  stray  j 
Needful  to  help  me  ev'ry  day. 

3  Needful  is  thy  most  precious  blood  ; 
Needful  is  thy  correcting  rod  ; 
Needful  is  thy  indulgent  care  ; 
Needful  thy  all-prevailing  pray'r; 

4  Needful  thv  presence,  dearest  Lord, 
True  peace  and  comfort  to  afford ; 
Needful  thy  promise  to  impart 
Fresh  life  and  vigor  to  my  heart  ; 

5  Needful  art  thou  to  be  my  stay 
Thro'  all  life*s  dark  and  thorny  way  ^ 
Nor  less  in  death  thou'lt  needful  be. 
When  I  yield  up  my  soul  to  thee. 

6  Needful  art  thou  to  raise  my  dust 
In  shining  glory  v/ith  the  just ; 
Needful  when  I  in  heav'n  appear, 
To  crown,  and  to  present  me  there. 

[r  Needful  art  thou,  my  Lord,  my  love, 
To  tune  my  golden  harp  above  ; 
Needful  art  thou,  my  God,  my  king, 
While  to  eternity  I  sing.] 

8  Then  shall  my  soul,  with  joy  supremCj 
Dwell  on  the  dear  delightful  theme, 
Gloiy  and  praise  be  ever  his, 
The  one  thing  needful  Jesus  is ! 

114.     L.  M.     Kent. 

Paschal  Lamb.,.,^x.  xii.  3 — 13. 

1    '^  i  'HE  Paschal  Lamb  which  Israel  slew, 

*      Ye  seed  of  Jacob,  speaks  to  you — 

Holds  Jesus  forth  from  blemish  free. 

Whose  blood's  a  peaceful  sign  to  thee* 


ns         CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

2  I'  sprinkled  o'er  thy  conscience  now, 
How  greatly  lov*d  and  blest  art  thou  ; 
Thousands  there  are  who  never  see 

1  his  peaceful  sign  made  known  to  thee# 

3  Made  known  to  whom  ?  to  those  approv'd'^ 
God's  own  elect,  in  Christ  bclov'd ; 
They,  only  they,  are  led  to  see 

1  his  peaceful  sign  made  kowa  to  thee. 

4  Then  why,  my  soul,  shouldst  thou  despair^ 
And  doubt  thy  Saviour's  constant  care? 
Torn  from  himself  thou  canst  not  be  ; 
His  blood's  a  peaceful  sign  to  thee. 

3  And  when  thy  God  shall  bid  thee  rise 
To  join  the  chorus  of  the  skies. 
This  thy  support  in  death  shall  be — 
His  blood's  a  peaceful  sign  to  thee. 

115.      CM.     Steele. 
Penrl  of  great  PWce'....Matt.  xiii.  4^ 
1    "VT'E  glitt'ring  toys  of  earth,  adieu, 
-*■     A  nobler  choice  be  mine  ; 
A  real  prize  attracts  my  view—* 
A  treasure  all  divine. 

Be  gone,  unworthy  of  my  cares, 

Ye  specious  bates  of  sense  ; 
Inestimable  worth  appears. 

The  pearl  of  price  immense! 

[S  Jesus,  to  multitudes  unknov/n— »» 
O  name  divinely  sweet ! 
Jesus,  in  thee,  in  thee  alone, 

Wealth,  honor,  pleasure,  meet.] 

4  Should  both  the  Indies,  at  my  call, 

Their  boasted  stores  resign. 
With  joy  I  would  renounce  them  all, 
For  leave  to  call  thee  mine. 

5  Should  earth's  vain  treasures  all  deparj^ 

Of  this  dear  gift  possest, 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  116 

*  I'd  clasp  it  to  my  joyful  heart, 

And  be  forever  blest. 
6  Dear  Sov'reign  of  my  soul's  desires. 

Thy  love  is  bliss  divine ; 
Accept  the  praise  that  grace  inspires, 

Since  I  can  call  thee  mine  I 

116.  CM.     Mason, 
Pearl  of  great  >Prz*c^....Matt.  xiii.  46. 

1  I'VE  found  the  pearl  of  greatest  price  ; 
i-   My  heart  exults  for  joy  ; 

And  sing  I  nnust.»..a  Christ  I  have— 
O  what  a  Christ  have  I ! 

2  Christ  is  my  father  and  my  friend, 

My  brother  and  my  love  ; 
My  head,  my  hope,  my  counsellor,^ 
My  advocate  above. 

3  My  Christ,  he  is  the  heav'n  of  heav'n  j. 

My  Christ  what  shall  I  call  ? 
My  Christ  is  firs^,  my  Christ  is  lastp. 
My  Christ  is  all  in  all. 

117.  L.  M.     Steele, 
Great  Physician,,,.}QY,  viii.  22. 

1  "pXEEP  are  the  woun«'ls  which  sin  has  made^ 
-L/   Where  shall  the  sinner  find  a  cure  I 

In  vain,  alas,  is  nature's  aid ; 

The  work  exceeds  all  nature's  pow'r. 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  fever,  reigns 
With  fcital  strength  in  ev'ry  part; 
The  dire  contagion  fills  the  veins. 
And  spreads  its  poison  to  the  heart. 

3  And  can  no  sov'reign  balm  be  found  I 
And  is  no  kind  Physician  nigh. 

To  ease  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound, 
Ere  life  and  hope  forever  fly  I 

4  There  is  a  j^rent  Physician  near ; 
Look  up,  O  fainting  soul,  and  live  j 


113         CHARACTERS  OF  CHRISt 

See,  in  his  heav'nly  smiles,  appear 
Such  ease  as  nature  cannot  give  ! 
5  See,  in  the  Saviour's  dying  blood, 
Life,  health,  and  bliss  abundant  flow  ! 
'Tis  only  this  dear,  sacred  flood 
Can  ease  thy  pain  and  heal  thy  woe. 

118.     C.  M.     Beck's  Col, 
Physician.., .MatU  iv.  24. 

1  TESUS,  since  thou  are  still  to-dayy 
J    As  yesterday  the  same  ; 
Present  to  heal,  in  me  display 

The  virtue  of  thy  name, 

2  Since  thou  delightest  still  to  dd 

Thy  needy  creatures  good, 
On  me,  that  I  thy  praise  may  she\i>^ 
Be  all  thy  wonders  shew'd. 

Lepvr....Mark  i.  40,  41. 

$  Now,  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  I  calli^ 
Thy  miracles  repeat ! 
With  pitying  eye,  behold  me  fall, 
A  Igper  at  thy  feet. 

^  Loathsome  and  vile,  and  self-abhorr'c^ 
I  sink  beneath  my  sin  ; 
But,  if  thou  wilt,  a  gracious  word 
Of  thine  can  make  me  clean. 

Deaf  and  dumb,.,. 'Mark  vii.  37. 

5  Thou  seest  me  deaf  to  thy  commands. 
Open,  O  Lord,  mine  ear  ; 
Bid  me  stretch  out  my  withered  hands^ 
To  thee  in  humble  pray'r. 

©  Silent,  alas  !  thou  know'st  how  long: 
JNIy  voice  I  cannot  raise  ; 
But,  O,  when  thou  shalt  loose  my  tongue^ 
The  dumb  shall  sing  thy  praise* 


4LPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.   119 

Zam^....John  v.  2— 4* 
t  Lame,  at  the  pool  I  still  am  seen^ 
.Waiting  to  find  relief  ^. 
While  many  others  venture  in. 
And  wash  away  their  grief. 

:8  Now  speak  my  mind,  my  conscience  sound| 
And  then  my  strength  employ  ; 
Like  as  the  hart,  my  soul  shall  bound-i* 
The  lame  shall  leap  for  joy. 

Blind.,. .Matt,  xx.  50 — 34. 

9  If  thou,  my  God,  art  passing  by,, 

O  let  me  find  thee  near  ; 
Jesus,  in  mercy  hear  my  cry, 
*'  Thou  Son  of  David,  hear.'' 

10  See,  I  am  waiting  in  thy  way, 

For  thee,  the  heav'nly  light; 
Command  me  to  be  brought,  and  say, 
*'  Sinner,  receive  thy  sight.'* 
Pos.i>es6'ed,..,'LukQ  viii.  25^  36. 

'»il   Cast  out  thy  foes,  and  let  them  still 
To  thy  great  name  sul^mit ; 
Clothe  with  thv  righteousness,  and  heal. 
And  place  me  at  .thy  feet. 

A2  From  sin,  the  guilt,  the  pow'r,  the  paiq, 
Thou  wilt  release  my  soul ; 
Lord,  I  believe,  and  not  in  vain, 
JPor  thou  will  make  me  vvhule« 

.119.     C.   M.     Kent. 
P'iiJ.sidans„,.M:nk    v.    25 — 34. 

1  "VT^^  sin. sit  k  souls,  dismiss  your  fears«»~ 

-A.     1  he  haic,  the  lame,  the  blind  : 
C'me,  t(;uch  the  garment  Jesus  wears-^ 
Your  heaiing  there  }ou*ii  find. 

2  SurroLirded  u  ith  ten  thousand  cares, 

And  sad  bejond  degree  : 


120         CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

Yet  in  this  garment  Jesus  wears, 
There *s  healing  still  for  thee. 

3  Come  stretch  the  wither'd  hand  to  day. 
For  Christ  is  passing  by  ; 
Your  case  admits  of  no  delay, 
Unless  ye  touch,  ye  die. 

^  One  touch  of*this  celestial  robe 
Speaks  pardon  to  the  soul  ; 
When  sins  more  ponderous  than  the  globe 
Across  the  conscience  roll. 

§  Thro'  ev'ry  crowd  to  Jesus  press 
When  sin  torn^ents  the  mind  ; 
Peace,  pard'ning  blood,  and  righteousness. 
In  his  dear  name  you'll  find. 

120.     C.  M.     Anon. 
J^hysidan^  or  tlic  Leper  healed. ,..'M.?iXX.  viii.  2,  S. 
1     TESUS,  my  dreadful  leprosy 
J    Oppresses  me  with  grief  ; 
Here  at  thy  feet  I  prostrate  fall 
For  pity  and  relief. 

■'2,  I  am  unholy  and  unclean. 
Apply  thy  grace  to  me  ; 
For  thou  art  able,  if  thou  wilt, 
To  heal  my  leprosy. 

3  Compassion  moves  his  tender  heart, 

And,  with  a  gracious  word. 
He  speaks,  "  1  will," — and  with  a  touch 
The  leprous  Jew  restor'd. 

4  Ye  leprous  souls,  to  Jesus  come, 

With  sin,  a  worse  disease  ; 
^Tis  he  can  heal  your  nialadies. 
And  give  your  conscience  ease. 
^  He  can,  by  his  Almighty  grace. 
Heal  each  poor  Itprous  soul; 
Come,  guiltv,  fihby,  as  ^ou  are, 
And  he  will  make  you  whole. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  121 

121.     C.  M.     Iloskim. 
.Pilots  or  Saint's  Safety  in  Death.,,, Acts    xxvii.  44. 

1  "XT ONE  that  embark  at  God's  command 
X^    For  heav'n  can  e'er  be  lost : 

All  safe  escape  to  Canaan's  land, 
However  tempest-toss'd. 

2  Tho'  winds  may  blow,  and  storms  arise, 

And  rocks  and  sands  appear  ; 
The  Saviour  to  his  people  flies, 
And  bids  them  not  to  fear. 

5  Tho'  seeming  on  destruction's  brink 
While  the  dread  tempests  roar ; 
However  toss*d,  they  shall  not  sink. 
But  safely  reach  the  shore. 

4  Tho'  neither  sun  nor  stars  appear 

For  many  days  in  sight  j 
Trust  in  the  Lord,  be  of  good  cheer, 
And  he  shall  guide  you  right. 

5  Then  let  the  saints  in  God  confide, 

And  on  his  promise  rest; 
They  shall  the  storm.s  of  life  outride- 
And  be  forever  blest. 

122.     148th.     Huntingdon's  CoJ, 
PiIot.,„'LukQ  viii.  22. 
1         TESUS,  at  thy  command, 
J    I  launch  into  the  deep, 
And  leave  ray  native  land, 
Where  sin  lulls  all  asleep: 
For  thee  I  fain  would  all  resign. 
And  sail  to  Heav'n  with  thee  and  thine. 
[2       What  tho*  the  seas  are  broad? 
What  iho'  the  waves  are  strong  r 
What  tho*  tempestuous  storms 
Distress  me  all  along  ? 
Yet  what  are  seas    or  stormy  wind, 
Compar'd  to  Christ,  the  sinner's  friend  ?] 
L 


123  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

3  Christ  is  my  pilot  wise .; 
My  compass  is  his  word; 
My  soul  each  storm  defies. 
While  I  hav^e  such  a  Lord  ! 

I  trust  his  faithfulness  and  pow'r, 
To  save  me  in  the  trying  hour. 

4  Tho*  rocks  and  quicksands  deep 
Thro'  all  my  passage  lie, 

Yet  Christ  shall  safely  keep, 
And  guide  me  with  his  eye: 
How  can  I  sink  with  such  a  prop, 
That  bears  the  world  and  all  things  up ! 

^       By  faith  I  see  the  land, 

The  port  of  endless  rest ; 

My  soul,  thy  sails  expand, 

And  fly  to  Jesu's  breast ! 
O  .i!jiay  I  reach  the  heav'nly  shore. 
Where  winds  and  waves  distress  no  more! 

6  Whene'er  becalm'd  I  lie, 
And  all  my  storms  subside; 
Then  to  my  succor  fly. 
And  keep  me  near  thy  side  : 

For  more  the  treachVous  calm  I  dread. 
Than  tempests  bursting  o*er  my  head,, 

7  Come,  heav'nly  wind,  and  blow 
A  prosp'rous  gale  of  grace, 
To  waft  me  from  below, 

To  heav'n,  my  destin'd  place  ; 
Then,  in  full  sail,iiiy  port  Fll  find, 
And  leave  the  world  and  sin  behind ! 

123.     148th.     Bcden, 
Great  High'Prie,^t.,,Mvh,  vii.  25. 
t        /^UR  great  High-Pricst  we  sing, 
^^    His  d\ing  love  adore  ; 
W  f  hai!  our  rising  king 
W  ho  lives  for  evermore. 
He  only  can  our  wants  reliine, 
And  sinners  to  the  utmost  savco 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.    124 

2  Why  then  induigti  despair, 
Tho'  sunk  in  deepest  guilt  ? 
We  hear  his  voice  declare, 
For  such  his  blood  was  spilt": 

In  his  dear  hands  my  soul  I  leave^ 
For  he  can  to  the  utmost  save. 

3  Believing  souls,  rejoice  ! 
On  Jesu's  grace  depend  ; 
The  objects  of  his  choice. 
He  loves  you  to  the  end  : 

With  holy  boldness  dare  believe. 
Your  Lord  will  to  the  utmost  save. 

124.      148th.     Kent. 
Great  High  PriesL,.,Ex,  xxviil.  29..,.Heb.  h:.  11,12.. 
■       1         O  EHOLD  the  holy  place, 
-■—I    With  Aaron  entering  in, 
To  make  for  Israel's  race 
A  sacrifice  for  sin  : 
In  him  the  type  of  Jesus  see, 
Who  trod  the  holy  place  for  the€» 

[2      Without  a  victim  slain, 
As  constant  as  the  day, 
None  could  remission  gain,        ^ 
No  sins  were  put  away  : 
Here,  in  the  gospel  myst'ry,  see 
How  Christ  should  set  the  guilty  free.] 

3  Ere  on  the  bloody  tree 
The  sinner's  debts  he  paid, 
Slain  in  the  great  decree, 
He  stood  the  covenant  head, 

'Till  that  divine  illustrious  day, 
When  sin  by  him  was  borne  away. 

4  While  he  expiring  hung. 

The  blood-bought  throng  on  high, 

In  loud  hosannas  sung 

"  Redemption  s  now  brought  nigh  :" 
They  went  to  heav'n  to  rest  with  God-j 
Upocc  the  credit  of  his  bloods 


[25  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

5       Plis  sacrifice  to  God 

Hath  pleasM  the  father  well; 
The  odours  of  his  blood 
Afford  a  fragrant  smell: 
PerfumM  with  this  liis  saints  shall  I'ise- 
To  realms  of  bliss  beyond  the  skies» 

125.  L.  M.     Gihbom. 
A^^//z.9a;?i,... Isaiah  Ixi.  2. 

1  '^  T   COME,"  the  great  Redeemer  cries^ 

-S-   '^  A  year  of  freedom  to  declare  ; 
^^  From  debts  and  bondage  to  discharge, 
"■  And  Jews  and  Greeks  the  grace  shall  share* 

2  "  A  day  of  veng'ance  I  proclaim, 

"  But  not  on  man  the  storm  shall  fall ; 

*'  On  me  its  thunders  shall  descend, 

^'  JMy  slrenglh,  my  love  sustain  them  all.** 

3  Stupendous  favor!  matchless  grace! 
Jesus  has  d\^d  that  we  might  live — 
Not  worlds  below,  nor  worlds  above, 
Could  so  divine  a  ransom  give. 

4  To  him  who  lov^d  our  ruin'd  race, 
And  for  oar  lives  laid  down  his  own^ 
Let  songs  of  jo^'ful  praises  rise, 
Sublime,  eternal  as  his  throne, 

126.  C.  M.     Medkij. 

Mif  Record  is  on  h2gh„„]ob  xvi.  19. 

1  l\/rV  soul,  arise  !    shake  off  thy  fears,. 
IV Jl   And  wipe  thy  sorrows  dry  ; 
Jesus  in  heav*n  thy  witness  bears, 

Thy  record  is  on  high. 

2  Above  this  world  of  sins  and  pains, 

Beyond  the  glitt'ring  sky. 
My  witness  still  in  heav'n  remains— 
My  record  is  on  high. 

3  Cheerful  I'll  bow  to  all  his  will, 

And  at  his  footstool  lie  ; 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.    127 

My  witness  lives  in  heav'n,  and  still 
My  record  is  on  high. 

4  Behold,  my  soul,  vvhate'er  betides, 

Thou  shalt  not,  canst  not  die  ; 
My  witness  still  in  heav'n  abides — 
My  record  is  on  high. 

5  Thus  while  I  sing  of  Christ,  my  Lord, 

And  angels*  harps  outvie. 
My  witness  lives  in  heav'n  ador'd— - 
My  record  is  on  high. 

127.     L.  M.     Medley. 
Iknoiv  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,.,, Job  xix.  2a. 
1    T  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  lives; 

-^   What  comfort  this  sweet  sentence  gives  ! 
He  lives,  he  lives,  who  once  was  dead, 
He  lives  my  ever  living  head  ! 

[2  He  lives  triumphant  from  the  grave^ 
He  lives  eternally  to  save. 
He  lives  ail  glorious  in  the  sky, 
He  lives  exalted  there  on  high.] 

3  He  lives  to  bless  me  with  his  love, 
He  lives  to  plead  for  me  above. 
He  lives  my  hungry  soul  to  feed, 
He  lives  to  help  in  time  of  need. 

4  He  lives  to  grant  me  rkh  supply. 
He  lives  to  guide  me  with  his  eye, 
He  lives  to  comfort  me  when  faint, 
He  lives  to  hear  my  soul's  complaint. 

5  He  lives  to  silence  all  my  fears. 
He  lives  to  stop  and  wipe  my  tears, 
He  lives  to  calm  my  troubled  heart, 
He  lives  all  blessings  to  impart. 

6  He  lives  my  kind,  wise,  heav'nly  friend, 
He  lives  and  loves  me  to  the  end. 

He  lives,  and  while  he  lives  ill  sing, 
He  lives  my  prophet,  priest,  and  kir.fr^ 
L  2 


128         CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

7  He  lives,  and  grants  me  daily  breath, 
He  lives,  and  I  shall  conquer  death, 
He  lives  my  mansion  to  prepare. 
He  lives  to  bring  me  safely  there. 

8  He  lives,  all  glory  to  his  name  ! 
He  lives,  my  Jesus,  still  the  same  ; 

0  the  sweet  joy  this  sentence  gives,- 

1  know  that  my  Redeemer  lives! 

128.  L.  M.     Kent. 

Praise  to  the  Redee7net\,,*L,tv,  xvi.   9 — 22. 

1  /^   THAT  I  had  a  seraph's  fire, 

\J    His  rapt'rous  song  and  golden  lyre, 
To  chant  the  love  and  grace  supreme, 
Rev^eal'd  as  in  the  gospel  scheme. 

2  Here's  pardon  for  transgressions  past — 
It  matters  not  hov/  black  their  cast  ; 
And,  O  my  soul,  with  wonder  view. 
For  sins  to  come,  here's  pardon  too. 

3  When  Jesus  dy'd,  their  debts  were  paid, 
Whose  sin  lay  on  this  Scape-Goat's  head  ; 
Was  to  the  trackless  desert  drove. 

And  buried  in  eternal  love. 

4  In  this  abyss  of  love  profound, 

Wn-en  sought  for  they  shall  not  be  found ; 
Hid  from  Jehovah's  piercing  eye, 
There,  in  oi)Iivion's  shades,  they  lie. 

5  The  nation  thus  redeem'd  from  sin, 
Were  chosen,  lov'd,  and  blest  in  him  ; 
And  while  he  lives,  they  ne'er  shall  die. 
For  they  are  his  by  cov'nant-tie. 

129.  C.  jM.     Steele. 
Praise  to  the  Redeemer..,.!  Pet.  iii.  18. 

1    ''  I  "O  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name 
A     Awake  the  sacred  song  ! 
O  may  his  love^  (immortal  flame), 
Tune  ev'ry  heart  and  tongue. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  ISO 

2  His  love,  v/hat  mortal  thought  can  reach  ? 

What  mortal  tongue  display  ? 
Imagination's  utmost  stretch 
In  wonder  dies  away. 

3  He  left  his  radiant  throne  on  high — 

Left  the  bright  realms  of  bliss. 
And  came  to  earth  to  bleed  and  die  ! 
Was  ever  love  like  this  ? 

4  He  took  the  dying  traitor's  place. 

And  sufier'd  in  his  stead  ; 

For  man,  (O  miracle  of  grace !) 

For  man  the  Saviour  bled ! 

5  Dear  Lord,  what  heav'nly  wonders  dwell 

In  thy  atoning  blood  ! 
By  this  are  sinners  snatch'd  from  hell, 
And  rebels  brought  to  God. 

6  O  may  the  sweet,  the  blissful  theme. 

Fill  evVy  heart  and  tongue  ; 
'Till  strangers  love  thy  charming  name. 
And  join  the  sacred  song. 

13a     C  M.     Meyer's  Col 
Redeemer^  or  Jesus  seen  of  Angels,,*.!  Tim.  ili.  16» 

1  T^EYOND  the  glittVing,  starry  skies, 
-*-^  Far  as  th'  eternal  hills, 

There,  in  the  boundless  worlds  of  light, 
Our  dear  Redeemer  dwells. 

2  Legions  of  angels  round  his  throne 

In  coundess  armies  shine  ; 
At  his  right  hand,  with  golden  harps, 
They  offer  songs  divine. 

3  "  Hail,  glorious  Prince  of  peace/'  they  cry., 

"  Whose  unexampled  love 
"  MovM  thee  to  quit   those  glorious  realms, 
*'  And  royalties  above. ^ 

4  Thro*  all  his  travels  here  below, 

They  did  his  steps  attend  j 


131  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

Oft  wondVing  how,  or  where,  at  last, 
This  mvstic  scene  would  end! 

B  They  saw  his  heart  transfixM  with  wounds^ 
And  view'd  the  crimson  gore ; 
They  saw  him  break  the  bars  of  death, 
Which  none  e'er  broke  before. 

6  They  brought  his  chariot  from  above, 
To  bear  him  to  his  throne  ; 
Clapp'd  their  triumphant  wings,  and  crv'd^ 
'^  The  glorious  work  is  done.*' 

J31.     8s.     Francis, 
Praise  to  the  Redeemer* 

1  A/TY  gracious  Redeemer  I  love  ! 
^^  His  praises  aloud  I'll  proclaimf, 
And  join  with  the  armies  above, 

To  shout  his  adorable  name^ 

2  To  gaze  on  his  glories  divine^ 
Shall  be  my  eternal  employ, 
And  feel  thenci  incessantly  shine, 
My  boundless  ineffable  jo}-. 

He  freel}'  redeem  d,  with  his  blood,. 
jMy  soul  from  the  confines  of  hell. 
To  live  on  the  smiles  of  my  God, 
And  in  his  sweet  presence  to  dwell. 

4  Ye  palaces,  sceptres,  and  crowns, 
Your  pride  with  disdain  I  sur\ey ; 
Your  pomps  are  but  shadows  and  sound^g^ 
And  pass  in  a  moment  away. 

5  The  crown  that  mv  Saviour  bestows. 
Yon  permanent  sun  shall  outshine  ; 
My  joy  everlastingly  flows — 

My  God,  my  Redeemer,  is  mine. 

132.     rs.     Cojujer's  Col. 
Refuge  froin  the  stGrfn„..Dcuu  xxxiii.  2r* 
1     TESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
J    Let  me  to  thy  bosom  ii/  i 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  133 

While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 
While  the  tempest    still  is  high  ! 

2  Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour,  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past  ; 
Sufe  into  the  haven  guide  j 

0  receive  my  soul  at  last! 

3  Other  refuge  have  I  none, 
Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee  ; 
Leave,  ah  !  leave  me  not  alone-— 
Still  support  and  comfort  me  ! 

4  All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stay'd  ; 
All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring  ; 
Cover  my  defenceless  head 
With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

5  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want  ; 
Boundless  love  in  thee  I  find  ; 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  fainf, 
.Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  bliiid, 

6  Just  and  holy  is  thy  name, 

1  am  all  unrighteousness ; 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am— 
Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace« 

r  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found.. »• 
Grace  to  pardon  all  my  sin  ; 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound  ^ 
Let  me  feel  them  flow  within. 

8  Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art  j 
Freely  let  me  take  of  thee  ; 
Spring  thou  up  within  my  heart—' 
Rise  to  all  eternity  ! 

133.     8s.      3IaxxuelL 
Riches  of  Christ, .,.Eph,  iii.  8. 
1    T  TOW  shall  I  my  Saviour  set  forth  I 
Xn.    How  shall  I  his  beauties  declare  ? 
O  hov/  shall  [  speak  of  his  worth, 
Or  what  his  chief  dignities  are  ? 


134  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

2  His  angc^ls  can  never  express, 

Nor  saints,  who  sit  nearest  his  throne,, 
How  rich  are  his  treasures  of  grace  ; 
O  no  !  'tis  a  myst'ry  unknown. 

3  In  him  all  the  fullness  of  God 
For  ever  transctadentU  shines  ; 
The  Father's  anointed  he  stood 
To  finish  his  glorious  designs. 

4  Tiio'  once  he  was  nail'd  to  the  cress, 
Vile  rebels  fast-bound  to  set  free, 
Hjs  glory  sustained  no  loss  ; 
Eternal  his  kingdom  shall  beV 

5  O  sinners,  believe  and  adore 
The  Saviour  so  rich  to  redeem  ! 
No  creature  can  ever  explore 
The  treasures  of  goodness  in  him, 

6  He  riches  has  ever  in  store, 

And  treasures  that  never  can  waste  : 

Here's  pardon. ..here's  grace,  yea,  and  more— » 

Here's  glory  eternal  at  last. 

134.     L.    M.     TFesIeif. 

tord  our  Righteousness**, .\s7{,  xi'. .  24....Jer.  xxiii.  6» 

1     TESUS,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 

J    My  beauty  are,  m\'  glorious  dress  ; 

'Midst  flaming  worlds  in  these  array'4, 

With  joy  shall  I  lift  up  my  Iwiad. 

3  When  from  the  dust  of  death  I  rise,- 
To  claim  my  mansion  in  the  skies, 
K'en  then  shall  this  be  all  my  plea- 
Jesus  hath  liv'd-  and  dy'd  for  roe. 

3  Bold  shall  I  stand  in  that  great  day, 
For  who  aught  to  my  charge  shall  lay  J 
Fully,  thro'  thee,  absolv'd  I  am 

From  sin's  tremendous  curse  and  shamco 

4  Thus  Abraham,  the  friend  of  God, 
Thus  all  the  armies  bought  with  blood. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  1S5 

Siviour  of  sinners  thee  p>'oclaim, 
Sinners,  of  whom  the  chief  I  am. 

5  This  spotless  robe  the  same  appears 
When  ruin'd  nature  sinks  in  years  ; 
No  age  can  change  its  glorious  hue, 
The  robe  of  Christ  is  ever  new. 

6  O  let  the  dead  now  hear  thy  voice, 
Now  bid  thy  banish'd  ones  rejoice  ; 
Their  beauty  this,  their  glorious  dressy 
Jesus,  the  Lord  our  Righteousness. 

135.     L.   M.     Nexvton, 
That   Rock  was  Christ.,.^EK,  xvii.  6....1  Cor.  x.  4. 
1    T^f  HEN  Israelis  tribes  were  parch'd  with  thirst, 
V  V     Forth  from  the  rock  the  waters  burst ; 
And,  all  their  future  journey  thro', 
Yielded  them  drink  and  comfort  too^ 
•2  In  Moses'  rod  a  type  they  saw 
■Of  his  severe  and  fir'y  law  ; 
The  smitten  rock  prefigur'd  him, 
From  whose  pierc'd  side  all  blessings  strean^o 
^  But  ah  '  the  tvpes  vvere  all  too  faint, 
ii'iz  sorrows  or  his  worth  to  paint  ; 
S'ight  v^^as  the  stroke  of  Moses'  rod, 
B  It  he  endur'd  the  wrath  of  God. 

4-  Their  outward  rock  could  feel  no  pain, 
B'lt  ours  was  wounded,  bruis'd,  and  slain  ; 
Thill  ro'V  gave  but  a  wat'rv  flood. 
Bur  Jes's  pour*d  forth  streams  of  blood. 

5  Th^  eitrth  is  like  their  wilderness, 
A  land  of  drought  and  sore  distress  ; 
Wi-hoii^  ont-  stream,  from  pole  to  pole. 
To  satisfy  a  thirsty  soul. 

,6  Bat  let  the  Saviour's  praise  resound  ; 
In  him  refrt-shinj^  streams  are  found  ; 
"Whirh  pardon,  strength,    and  comfort  give, 
Arjii,:hirsty  sinners  drink,  and  live. 


136  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

136.     lis.     Bennett, 
Lead  me  to  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  /....Ps.  Ixi.  % 
[1  /^ONVINC^D  as  a  sinner,  to  Jesus  I  come, 
^^-^  Inform'd  by  the  gospel  for  such  there  is  room  ; 
Overwhelnn'd  with  sorrow  for  sin  will  I  cry, 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  1  ! 

2  When  tempted  by  satan  my  Saviour  to  leave, 
Who  sets  forth  religion  as  meant  to  deceive, 
I'll  claim  my  relation  to  Jesus  on  high — 
The  rock  of  salvation  that's  higher  than  I  ! 

3  When  God  from  my  soul  shall  his  presence  remove. 
To  try  by  his  absence  the  strength  of  my  love, 
I'll  rest  on  the  promise  of  Jesus,  and  try 

The  force  of  that  rock  which  is  higher  than  I ! 

4  When  sorely  afflicted,  and  ready  to  faint. 
Before  my  Redeemer  1*11  spread  my  complaint ; 
'Midst  storms  and  distresses  my  soul  shall  rely 
On  Jesus,  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I !] 

5  When  weak  and  encompass'd  with  numberless  foes, 
Attempting  my  happiness  here  to  oppose, 

I'll  look  to  the  Saviour  of  sinners,  and  cry. 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I ! 

[6  When  I  my  poor  feelings  with  others  compare, 
And  learn  from  reflection  what  mercies  I  share  ! 
My  backsliding  heart  is  constrain'd  to  reply, 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I  ! 

■7  When  judgments,  O  Lord,  are  abroad  in  the  land, 
And  merited  veng'ance  descends  from  thy  hand  ! 
0'erwheliii*d  with  the  sight,  for   protection  1*11  fly, 
And  hide  in  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I  !] 

8  When  summon'd  by  death  before  God  to  appear, 
Thy  free-grace  supporting,  I'll  yield  without  fear  ! 
Most  gladly  I'U  venture  with  Jesus  on  high, 

To  enter  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I  ! 

9  'Tis  there,  with  the  chosen  of  Jesus,  I  long 
To  dwell,  and  eternally  join  in  the  song 
Of  praising  and  lilessing,  with  angels  on  l^igh, 
Christ  Jesus,  die  rock,  that  is  higher  than  1  ! 


i 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  137 

ISr.     L.   M.     Medley, 

Christ  the  Root  and  Offspring-  ofI)av2d,„.Rev»  xxii.  16. 
1      A    LL  hail,  thou  great  Immanuel ! 
JTjl    Thy  love,  thy  glory,  v/ho  can  tell  t 
Angels,  and  all  the  heav'nly  host, 
Are  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

[2  Mortals,  with  reverential  songs, 

Take  this  dear  name  upon  your  tongues ; 
With  holy  fear  attempt  his  praise, 
In  solemn,  yet  triumphant,  lays.] 

3  Among  a  thousand  forms  of  love, 

In  which  he  shines  and  smiles  above. 
This  with  peculiar  joy  we  view, 
He's  David's  root  and  offspring  too. 

4  There  Jesus,  in  the  glorious  plan, 

Shines,  the  great  God,  the  wond*rous  man  ! 
As  God,  the  root  of  all  our  bliss. 
As  man,  the  branch  of  righteousness. 

5  All  hail,  thou  dear  redeeming  Lord  ! 
All  hail,  thou  co-es'^ential  word  ! 

Ail  hail,  thou  root  and  branch  divine ! 
All  hail,  and  be  the  glory  thine  ! 

138.     L.  M.     Wheeler, 
lam  the  Rose  of  Sharon. ,.,OAnU  li.  1. 

1  OEE,  from  the  vineyard  Jesus  comes, 
^   Bringing  his  spice  and  rich  perfumes  > 
When  shades  of  night  my  eye-lids  close, 
Sweet  is  the  smell  of  Sharon's  Rose, 

2  His  beauty's  white  with  lovely  grace, 
When  thro'  the  garden  him  I  trace  ; 
*Tis  by  the  sweet  perfumes  which  flow 
That  I  the  Rose  of  Sharon  know. 

3  If  him  I  trace  to  Calvary, 

And  see  him  hang,  and  bleed,  and  die^ 
I  view  the  wound  that  open'd  wide, 
The  Rose  of  Sharon's  pierced  side. 
M 


139  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

4  Of  matchless  love  my  soul  can  tell  ; 
He  hath  redeem'd  my  soul  from  hell  ; 
His  wounds  pour'd  out  a  double  flood — 
The  Rose  of  Sharon's  red  with  blood. 

5  When  I  am  numbered  with  the  dead. 
And  my  remains  in  dust  are  laid  ; 
My  grave  has  no  malignant  air  ; 
The  Rose  of  Sharon  rested  there. 

6  When  the  last  trumpet  loud  shall  sound. 
And  wake  my  dust  beneath  the  ground, 
I  shall  arise,  rejoice  to  hear 

The  Rose  of  Sharon  is  so  near. 

7  Then  shall  I  with  my  God  ascend, 
To  dwell  where  pleasures  never  end  ; 
Of  Sharon's  glories  I  shall  sing, 

My  Lord,  my  Saviour,  and  my  King. 

139.      S.  M.     Anon, 
I  am  the  Rose  of  Sharon.,».C2int.  ii.  1. 
1        TN  Sharon's  lovely  Rose, 
-*-  Immortal  beauties  shine  ; 
Its  sweet,  refreshing  fragrance  shows 
Its  origin  divine. 

;P       How  blooming  and  -how  fair  ! 
O  may  my  happy  breast 
This  lovely  Rose  forever  wear. 
And  be  supremely  blest! 

140.      112ih.     Braekenhurijs  CoL 
6«w.so??.... Judges  xvi.  26 — 30. 

1  QAMSON  the  theatre  overthrew, 

*^   And  ihousar.ds  at  his  death  he  slew  » 

But  lo  !  our  Sampson  from  the  skies, 

A  more  triumphant  coiiqu'ror  dies; 

A  nobler  victory  obtains. 

And  heav'n  for  ail  his  Israel  gains. 

2  He,  by  th.e  pnn^s  of  death  opprest, 
With  oul-sirctchM  hands  the  pillars  wreot. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  141 

Compass'd  with  foes  he  bow'd  his  head.... 
For  mercy,  not  for  vengeance  pras'd — 
L^tter'd  his  last  expiring  groan, 
And  puliM  th'  infernal  kingdom  down. 
3   The  author  dire  of  sin  and  death. 
He  slew:  by  yielding  up  his  breath  ; 
The  powVs  of  darkness  he  destroy 'd, 
And  made  their  hellish  boastings  void  j 
Dy'd  With  Pnilistians — bat  arose 
Triumphant  o'er  his  slaughter'd  foes. 

141.     C.  M.     Sttele. 
6<^Z/7"owr....John  iv.  42. 

1  ^  I  'HE  Saviour !  O  v/hat  endless  charms 

^     Dwell  in  the  blissful  sound  ! 
Its  infiuence  ev'ry  fear  disarms, 

And  spreads  sweet  comfort  round. 

2  Here  pardon,  life,  and  joys  divine. 

In  rich  effusion  flov/, 
For  guilty  rebels  lost  in  sin, 
And  doom'd  to  endless  woe. 

3  Th'  almighty  former  of  the  skies 

Stoop'd  to  our  vile  abode  ; 
While  angels  view'd,  with  wond'ring  eyes, 
And  hail'd  th'  incarnate  God. 

4  O  the  rich  depths  of  love  divine, 

Of  bliss,  a  boundless  store  ! 
Dear  Saviour,  let  me  call  thee  mine  ; 
I  cannot  wish  for  more. 

B  On  thee  alone  my  hope  relies, 
Beneath  thy  cross  I  fall ; 
My  Lord,  my  life,  my  sacrifice, 
My  Saviour  and  my  all. 

142.     C.  M.     Heginhothonu 

Good  Shepherd.„.]o\\n  x.  11. 

1  T^O  thee,  my  Shepherd  and  my  Lord; 
-^    A  grateful  song  I'll  raise  ; 


143  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

O  let  the  meanest  of  thy  flock 
Attempt  to  speak  thy  praise. 

2  Vain  the  attempt — what  tongue  can  speak 

A  subject  so  divine  !..., 
Do  justice  10  so  vast  a  theme, 
And  priiise  a  love  hke  thine. 

3  Love  that  could  bring  thy  willing  feet 

From  that  blest  world  on  high ! 
From  thy  great  Father's  dear  embrace, 
To  labor,  bleed,  and  die  ! 

4  My  life,  my  joy,  my  hope,  I  owe 

To  this  amazing  love  ; 
Ten  thousand,  thousand  comforts  here,. 
And  nobler  bliss  above* 

5  To  thee  my  trembling  spirit  flies, 

With  sin  and  grief  opprest  ; 
Thy  gentle  voice  dispels  my  fears, 
And  lulls  my  cares  to  rest. 

6  Nay,  should  I  walk  thro'  death's  dark  vale,, 

With  double  horrors  spread, 
Thy  rod  would  guide  my  doubtful  steps, 
And  guard  my  drooping  head. 

7  Lead  on,  dear  Shepherd  :  led  by  thee, 

No  evil  shall  I  fear ; 
Soon  shall  I  reach  thy  fold  above^ 
And  praise  thee  better  there. 

143.     CM.     Doddridge, 
Omnipotent  Sheplierd.,..]ohr\  x.  29,  30. 
1    TN  one  harmonious,  cheerful  song, 
JL    Ye  happy  saints,  combine  ; 
Loud  let  it  sound  from  ev'ry  tongue, 
The  Saviour  is  divine. 

2  The  least,  the  feeblest  of  the  sheep 
To  him  the  Father    gave; 
Kind  is  his  heart  the  charge  to  keep, 
And  strong  his  arm  to  save. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  144 

3  That  hand  which  heav'n  and  eiirth  sustains, 

And  bars  the  gates  of  hell, 

And  rivets  satan  down  in  chains^ 

Shall  guard  his  chosen  well. 

4  Now  let  th'  infernal  lion  roar  ; 

How  vain  his  threats  appear ! 
When  he  can  match  Jehovah's  pow'r, 
I  will  begin  to  fear. 

144.     7s.     H'lWs  Col 
Seeking  the  Shepherd^s  little  Flock„..CimU  i.  7. 

1  "^  I  'ELL  me,  Saviour,  from  above, 

-■'     Dearest  object  of  my  love, 
Where  thy  litde  flocks  abide, 
Sheltered  near  thy  bleeding  side  ? 

2  Tell  me.  Shepherd  all  divine, 
Where  I  may  my  soul  recline  ? 
Where  for  refuge  shall  1  fly. 
While  the  burning  sun  is  high? 

3  Wilt  thou  let  me  run  astray, 
Mourning,  grieving  all  the  day  I 
Wilt  thou  bear  to  see  me  rove, 
Seeking  base  and  mortal  love  ? 

[4  Never  had  I  sought  thy  name, 
Never  felt  the  inward  flame, 
Had  not  love  first  touch'd  my  heart, 
Giv'n  the  painful,  pleasing  smart.] 

5  Didst  thou  leave  thy  glorious  throne.... 
Put  a  mortal  raiment  on.... 

As  a  cursed  victim  die. 
For  a  wretch  so  vile  as  I  ? 

6  Turn,  and  claim  me  as  thine  own  5 
Be  my  portion.  Lord,  alone  ; 
Deign  to  hear  a  sinner's  call ; 

Be  my  everlasting  all. 
]M  2 


145  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

145.     L.   M.     Hoskins. 


1 


i 

Strong  hold., ,,Xech.  ix.  12.  m 

PRISONERS  of  sin  and  Satan  toa,  I 

The  Saviour  calls,  he  calls  for  you ;  * 

Ye,  who  have  sold  yourselves  for  nought, 
Jesus  your  liberty  hath  bought. 

He  came  to  set  the  captives  free  j 
He  came  to  publish  liberty  ; 
To  bind  the  broken-hearted  up, 
And  give  despairing  sinners  hope. 

Pris'ners  of  hope,  why  will  you  die  I 
Why  from  the  only  refuge  fly  I 
Jesus,  our  hiding  place  and  tow'r, 
Invites  the  guilty  and  the  poor. 

He  came  to  comfort  all  that  mourn  j 
He  sweetly  says  to  sinners,  turn ; 
Piis'ners  of  hope,  his  voice  attend, 
Nor  slight  the  calls  of  such  a  friend. 

The  great  Redeemer  liv'd  and  dyM  ^ 
The  Prince  of  life  wascrucif\*d  ; 
He  shed  his  own  most  precious  blood 
To  purchase  captive  souls  to  God. 
To  this  redeeming  God  be  giv*n 
Immortal  praise  by  earth  and  heav'n  ; 
Pris'ners  of  hope,  the  Saviour  bless^ 
And  ev'ry  hour  his  love  confess. 

146.     L.  M.     n 

Sh'n  of  Rig-hteousnessr„.M7i].  iv.  2. 

GKEA'l   Sun  of  righteousness,  arise. 
And  chase  the  darkness  from  mine  eyes'^ 
New  let  thy  beams  of  glory  shine, 
And  fill  my  soul  with  light  divine. 

While  in  this  world  of  sin  I  dwell. 
Defend  ine  from  the  povv'rs  of  hell  ', 
Be  thou  a  sim  and  shield  to  me, 
'lill  I  shall  dwell,  my  God,  with  theCi 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.  147 

147.     L.    M.     E . 

Treasure,..,V row  xxi.  20. 

1  TESUS  is  all  I  wish  or  want ; 

J    For  him  I  pray,  I  thirst,  I  pant  : 
Let  others  after  earth  aspire ; 
Christ  is  the  treasure  I  desire. 

2  Possessed  of  him,  I  wish  no  more  ; 
He  is  an  all-sufficient  store  ; 

To  praise  him  all  my  pow'rs  conspire  ; 
Christ  is  the  treasure  I  desire. 

3  If  he  his  smiling  face  but  hide, 
My  soul  no  comfort  has  beside  ; 
Distrest,  I  after  him  inquire  ; 
Christ  is  the  treasure  I  desire. 

[4  And  while  my  heart  is  rack'd  with  pain, 
Jesus  appears  and  smiles  again  ; 
Why  should  my  Saviour  thus  retire  ? 
Christ  is  the  treasure  I  desire.] 

5  Come,  humble  souls,  and  view  his  charms  j 
Take  refuge  in  his  saving  arms  ; 
And  sing,  while  you  his  worth  admire, 
Christ  is  the  treasure  I  desire. 

148.      148th.     Hammond. 
Unchangeable, ...Hth,  xiii.  8... .2  Tim.  ii.  15. 

1  f~\  MY  distrustful  heart, 

^^   How  small  thy  faith  appears  I 
But  greater.  Lord,  thou  art, 
Than  all  my  doubts  and  fears  : 

Did  Jesus  once  upon  me  shine  ? 

Then  Jesus  is  forever  mine. 

2  Unchangeable  his  will, 
Whatever  he  my  frame  ; 
His  loving  heart  is  still 
Eternally  the  same : 

My  soul  thro'  many  changes  goes, 
His  love  no  variation  knows. 


U9         CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

3  Thou,  Lord,  wilt  carry  on, 
And  perfectly  perform 
The  work  thou  hast  begua 
In  me,  a  shiful  worm  : 

'Midst  all  my  fears,  and  sin,  and  woCj 
Thy  Spirit  will  not  let  me  go. 

4  The  bowels  of  thy  grace 
At  first  did  freely  move  ; 
I  still  shall  see  thy  face, 
And  feel  that  God  is  love : 

My  soul  into  thy  arms  I  cast, 
I  know  I  shall  be  sav'd  at  last ! 

149.     C,  M.     Topladij. 
Fi?2e....John  XV.  1 — 5, 

1  TESUS,  immutably  the  same, 
J    Thou  true  and  living  vine  ; 
Around  thy  all-supporting  stem 

My  feeble  arms  I  twine. 

2  Quicken'd  by  thee,  and  kept  alive, 
'  I  flourish  and  bear  fruit ; 

My  life  I  from  thy  sap  derive, 
My  vigor  from  thy  root. 

[3  Grafted  in  thee  by  grace  alone, 
In  growth  I  daily  rise ; 
And  springing  up  from  thee,  the  vine, 
My  top  shall  reach  the  skies.] 

4  I  can  do  nothing  without  thee ; 

My  strength  is  wholly  thine ; 
Wither'd  and  barren  should  I  be 
If  sever'd  from  the  vine. 

5  Upon  my  leaf,  when  parchM  with  heat. 

Refreshing  dew  shall  drop  ; 
The  plant  which  thy  right  hand  hath  set, 
Shall  ne*er  be  rooted  up. 

6  Each  moment  water 'd  by  thy  care. 

And  fenc'd  with  pow'r  divine, 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED,    150 

Fruit  to  eternal  lite  shall  bear 
The  feeblest  branch  of  thine* 

150.     L.  M.     Cennkk, 
If7gh-way....ls:\vdh  xxxv.  8 — 10. 

1  TESUS,  my  ali,  to  heav'n  is  gone— i* 
J    He  whom  I  fix  my  hopes  upon^ 
His  track  I  see,  and  I'll  pursue 

The  narrow  way  'illl  him  I  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophet  went, 

The  road  that  leads  from  banishment) 
The  king's  high-way  of  holineso 
I'll  go,  for  all  his  paths  are  peace. 

[3   No  stranger  shall  proceed  therein. 
No  lover  of  the  world  and  sin, 
No  lion,  no  devouring  care, 
No  sin,  nor  sorrow  shall  be  ther^» 

4  No — nothing  shall  go  up  tliereon,^ 
But  trav'iing  sou's,  and  I  am  one  ; 
Way-faring  men,  to  Canaan  bound, 
Shiul  onlv  in  the  way  be  found.] 

5  This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought, 
And  mourn'd  because  I  found  it  not  j 
My  grief  my  burden  long  has  been, 
Because  1  could  not  cease  from  sin. 

6  The  more  I  strove  against  its  pow'r, 
I  sinn'd  and  stumbled  but  the  more  ; 
'Till  late  1  heard  my  Saviour  say, 

*'  Come  hither,  soul,  I  am  the  way.'* 

7  Lo!  glad  I  come,  and  thou,  blest  Lamb, 
Shalt  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am  ; 

My  sinful  self  to  thee  I  give — ■ 
Nothing  but  love  I  shall  receive. 

8  Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners  round, 
What  a  dear  Saviour  I  have  found  ; 
I'll  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 
Aq<X  say,  behold  the  way  to  God, 


151  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST 

151.     L.  M.     Anon, 
Good  eld  JFay,.,.Jtr.  vi.  16. 

1  TNQUIRING  souls,  who  longto  find 
J^   Pardon  of  sin  and  peace  of  mind, 
Attend  the  voice  of  God  to-day, 
Who  bids  yon  seek  the  good  old  way. 

2  The  righteousness,  th'  atoning  blood 
Of  Jc^sus  is  the  way  to  God, 

0  may  you  then  no  longer  stray, 

But  walk  in  Christ,  the  good  old  way* 

3  The  prophets  and  apostles  too 
Pursu*d  this  path  while  here  below  : 
Then  let  not  fear  your  soul  dismay, 
But  come  to  Chri&t,  the  good  old  way, 

4  With  cautious  zf^al  and  holy  care, 
In  this  dear  way  I'll  persevere  j 
Nor  doubt  to  meet,  another  day. 
Where  Jesus  is,  the  good  old  way. 

152.     C.   M.     Er.Mne. 
Way, „.]<)hn  xiv.  1—6. 

1  T    ET  not  your  hearts  within  you  grievCc 
-*— '    My  dear  beloved  friends  ; 

Ye  irusi  in  God. ...in  me  beheve, 
For  r^ve  borne  your  pains. 

2  Home  to  my  Father's  house  I  go, 

Where  many  mansions  are  ; 

1  go  before,  and,  in  your  name, 

Your  seats  of  bliss  prepare. 

3  When  I  your  mansions  have  prepar'd,^ 

I'll  come  to  you  again, 
And  take  you  to  my  blissful  arms 
For  ever  to  remain. 

4  Where  I  am  bound  is  endless  day, 

And  I'm  th'  appointed  road  j 

I  am  the  truth,  and  living  way. 

By  which  you  come  to  God. 


ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED.    153 

[5  'Jesus,  thy  words  of  grace  and  truth 

Support  my  fainting  heart; 
O  let  me  on  this  promise  rest, 

And  bid  my  fears  depart.'] 

153.     L.   M.     Becks'  Col. 
Wisdom. ...Frov,  iii.  13 — 18. 

1  T  T  APPY  the  man  who  finds  the  grace, 
A  X   The  blessing  of  God's  chosen  race. 
The  wisdom  coming  from  above, 

And  faith  that  sweetly  works  by  love! 

2  Happy  is  he  who  thus  can  say. 

The  Lord,  the  Saviour  dy'd  for  me  5 
The  gift  unspeakable  obtains. 
And  heav'nly  understanding  gains, 

3  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  paths  are  paths  of  peace ; 
Wisdom  to  silver  we  prefer. 

And  gold  is  dross  comparM  with  her. 

4>  He  finds,  who  wisdom  apprehends, 
A  life  begun  that  never  ends : 
The  tree  of  life  divine  she  is, 
Set  in  the  midst  of  Paradfse. 

o   Happy  the  man  who  wisdom  gains.... 
In  whose  obedient  heart  she  reigns: 
He  owns,  and  v/ill  forever  ovvn, 
"Wisdom,  and  Christ,  and  heav'n,  are  one. 

154-.     L.  M.     Hoskins, 

Wisdom Prov.  viii.   19. 

i   "\  X7ISDOM  divine  lifts  up  her  voice  ; 
^  ^     Sinners,  attend  !   ye  saints,  rejoice  ! 
Thus  saith  our  condescending  Lord  ; 
(O  iTiciy  we  hear  his  gracious  v/ord.) 
2  "  Riches  and  honor  both  are  mine  ; 
"  I  am  the  tree  of  life  divine  ! 
"  My  excellence  can  ne'er  be  told  ; 
**  My  fruits  are  better  far  than  gold  ! 


155  GOD  THE  SPIRIT. 

3  "  The  finest  gold  cannot  connpare 
"  With  riches  that  my  children  share  ; 
"  AU  blessings  do  in  me  abound 
*'  For  those  who  have  true  wisdom  founds 

4)  "  Here  peace  and  pardon  richly  flow  ; 
"  Here  fruits  immortal  ever  grow; 
"  Here  pleasure  sweetens  all  the  road, 
*'  And  safely  leads  us  home  to  God  ! 

5  "  Here's  blood  to  wash  away  our  sin, 
"  And  make  the  most  polluted  clean] 
''  Here  is  a  robe  by  Jesus  wrought, 

*'  And  as  a  gift  to  sinners  brought. 

6  "  Come,  sinners,  then,  to  Christ  apply  ; 

"  Come  without  money.,.. come  and  buy  -; 
"  Fair  wisdom's  dictates  now  receive, 
**  And  in  the  Son  of  God  believe." 

7  Dear  Lord,  do  thou  our  hearts  incline 
To  seek  for  riches  so  divine  i 

Nor  let  us  e'er  contented  be, 
'Till  we  possess  our  all  in  thee* 


PRAYERS  TO  THE  SPIRIT. 

155.     L.  M.      Toplady. 
A  Propitious  Gale  longed  for. 
1      AT  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home, 

--la.  Toiling,  I  cry,  "  sweet  Spirit,  come! 

*'  Celestial  breeze,  no  longer  stay, 

"  But  swell  my  sails,  and  speed  my  way  \ 
^  "  Fain  would  I  mount,  fain  would  I  glow, 

"  And  loose  my  cable  from  below ; 

''  But  I  can  only  spread  my  sail ; 

*'  Thou, thou  must  breathe  th' auspicious  galeP 

156.     L.  M.     Scott. 
Imploring  the  return  of  God  the  Spirit,, .,%  Cor.  Iv.  6. 
1    TjpOREVER  shall  my  fainting  soul, 
A     O  God,  thy  just  displeasure  mourn  ; 


GOD  THE  SPIRIT.  157 

Thv  grieved  Spirit,  long  withdrawn, 
Will  he  no  more  to  me  return  I 

3  Once  I  enjoy'd,  O  happy  time  ! 
The  heart-felt  visits  of  his  grace  ; 
Nor  can  a  thousand  varying  scenes 
The  sweet  remembrance  quite  efface ! 

[3  Beneath  his  warming,  quick'ning  beams 
This  icy  rock  dissolved  away — 
New  life  diffus'd  thro'  all  my  powVs, 
And  darkness  yielded  to  the  day.] 

4  When  justice  wav*d  his  dreadful  sword. 
And  guilt  and  fear  my  soul  opprest, 

He  sprinkled  o'er  a  Saviour's  b!ood, 
And  whisper'd  pardon  to  my  breast. 
[5  Cheer'd  with  these  dawning  rays  of  hope, 
He  wing'd  me  to  the  throne  of  grace, 
With  tears,  and  groans,  and  vv^restling  pray'rs, 
To  seek  my  heav'nly  Fatiier*s  face.] 

6  Important  Guest !  thrice  happy  soul, 
While  honor'd  with  his  blest  abode ; 
But,  ah!  my  sins,  accursed  things. 
Ye  griev'd,  ye  chas'd  away  my  God. 

7  Great  source  of  light  and  peace,  return, 
Nor  let  me  mourn  and  sigh  in  vain  ; 
Conrie,  re-possess  this  longing  heart 
With  all  the  graces  of  thy  train. 

8  This  temple,  hallow'd  by  thine  hand. 
Once  more  be  with  thy  presence  blest  i 
Here  be  thy  grace  anew  displayed, 
And  this  thy  everlasting  rest. 

157.     L.  M.     Doddridge. 
Growing  in  Grace  hij  God  the  Spirit.. ..'2.  Pet.  iii.  18. 
1    T>RAISE  to  thy  name,  eternal  God, 
X     For  all  the  grace  thou  shed'st  abroad; 
For  all  thine  influence  from  above. 
To  warm  our  souls  with  sacred  love. 
N 


15S  GOD  THE  SPIRIT. 

2  BJest  be  thy  hand,  which  from  the  skies 
Brought  down  this  plant  of  Paradise, 
And  gave  its  heav'nly  glories  birth, 
To  deck  this  wilderness  of  earth. 

3  Unchanging  sun,  thy  beams  display. 
To  drive  the  frosts  and  storms  away; 
Make  all  thy  potent  virtues  known, 
To  cheer  a  plant  so  much  thine  own. 

4  And  thou,  blest  Spirit,  deign  to  blow 
Fresh  gales  of  heav'n  on  shrubs  below  j 
So  shall  they  grow,  and  breathe  abroad 
A  fragrance  grateful  to  our  God. 

158.     S.  M.     Hart. 
Prayer  to  God  the  Spirit,,.. John  xiv.  26. 

1  /^OME,  holy  Spirit,  come, 
^-^  Let  thy  bright  beams  arise  ; 

Dispel  the  sorrow  from  our  minds...'. 
The  darkness  from  our  eyes. 

2  Convince  us  of  our  sin  ; 
Then  lead  to  Jesu's  blood  ; 

And  to  our  vvond'ring  view  reveal 
The  secret  love  of  God. 

B       Revive  our  drooping  faith ; 

Our  doubts  and  fears  remove. 
And  kindle  in  our  breasts  the  flame 
Of  never-dying  love. 

4       'Tis  thine  to  cleanse  the  heart.... 
To  sanctify  the  soul.... 
To  pour  fresh  life  in  ev'rj'  part, 
And  new-create  the  whole. 

fa      If  thou,  ctlestial  Dove, 

Thine  influence  v/ithdraw, 
What  easy  victims  soon  we  fall 
To  terror,  sin,  and  law.] 

6       Dwell,  therefore,  in  our  hearts  5 
Our  minds  from  bondage  free  ^ 


GOD  THE  SPIRIT.  159 

Then  shall  we  know,  and  praise,  and  love 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Thee. 

159.     L.  M.      Toplady. 
Praise  to  the  Trirdiy, 

HAIL,  Father  !  hail,  eternal  Son  ! 
Huilj  sacred  Spirit,  Three  in  One  ! 
Blessing  and  thanks,  and  pow^'  divine, 
Thrice  holy  Lord,  be  ever  thine  ! 


TEE  FOLLOJFI.VG 

GENERAL  SUBJECTS 

Are  alphabetically  arranged, 

160,     L.  M.     Reece's  Stl. 
AdoptiQn,„»'E\i\\.  i.  5. 

1  A  LL  the  Lord's  honor'd,  chosen  race, 
J.  \  Adopted  were  by  sovVeign  grace  i 
As  view'd  in  Christ  they  ever  stood 
The  children  of  the  living  God. 

2  The  Lord  eternally  foresaw 

That  they  would  break  his  holy  law. 
And  sink  in  guilt  and  deep  disgrace, 
With  all  the  train  of  Adam's  race. 

3  The  Father's  heart  o'erflow'd  with  love, 
And  sent  down  Jesus  from  above  ; 
The  Son  pour'd  out  his  precious  blood, 
To  bring  the  children  back  to  God. 

4  Under  the  sway  of  mighty  grace 
They  see  their  Father's  shining  face, 
Smiling  a  great  salvation  down 

On  ev'ry  dear,  returning  son. 

5  Lord,  may  we  all  our  sonship  know^ 
As  we  by  faith  to  Jesus  go  ; 

And,  in  believing,  may  we  prove 
Our  Father's  rich,  adopting  lovei 


161  ADOPTION. 

161.     7s .     Humphreys. 
Privileges  of  Adoption*...!  John,  ill.  1,  2. 

1  "O  LESSKD  are  the  sons  of  God  ; 

^^  They  are  bought  with  Jesu's  blood  ; 
They  are  ransom'd  from  the  grave- 
Life  eternal  tlity  shall  have. 

2  God  did  love  them  in  his  son, 
Long  before  the  world  begun  ; 
They  the  seal  of  this  receive, 
When  on  Jesus  they  believe. 

3  They  are  justify'd  by  grace  ; 
They  enjoy  a  solid  peace- 
All  their  sins  are  wash'd  away  ; 
They  shall  stand  in  God's  great  day* 

[4  They  produce  the  fruits  of  grace 
In  the  works  of  righteousness  ; 
They  are  harmless,  meek,  and  mild...o 
Holy,  humble,  undtfil'd.] 

5  They  are  lights  upon  the  earth.... 
Children  of  an  heav'nly  birth  ; 
Born  of  God,  they  hate  all  sin  ; 
God's  pure  seed  remains  within. 

G  They  have  fellowship  with  God, 
Thro*  the  Mediator's  blood  ; 
One  with  God.... with  Jesus  one..... 
Glory  is  in  them  begun. 

7  Tho*  they  suffer  much  on  earth. 
Strangers  to  the  worldling's  mirth. 
Yet  they  have  an  inward  joy.... 
Pleasures  that  can  never  cloy. 

8  They  alone  are  truly  blest — 

Heirs  of  God — joint-heirs  with  Christ : 
With  them  numbered  may  I  be, 
Here  and  in  eternity. 


AFFLICTION.  162 

-162,     L.  M,     Steele. 
Jffl7ct!cn.».,V sa\m  Ixxxviii. 

1  /^  LORD,  my  life,  my  Saviour  God, 
V^    Hear,  while  I  spread  my  woes  abroad— 
While  day  and  night  my  mournful  cries 
Before  thy  throne  incessant  rise. 

2  Let  thy  indulgent,  pitying  ear 
Incline  to  my  distressful  pray'r  ; 
With  pain  and  grief  my  heart  o'erflows, 
And  o'er  me  soon  the  grave  will  close. 

3  My  strength  is  Iost....my  life  resigTi*d ; 
Among  the  dead  my  place  assigned  j 
Cut  off  from  life  ...from  hope  I  lie  ; 
Scarce  are  the  slain  more  lost  than  L 

4  Low  in  the  grave  my  hopes  are  laid, 
And  darkness  spreads  its  deepest  shade  ; 
Thy  dreadful  wrath  afflicts  my  soul  ; 
Like  whelming  waves  thy  terrors  roll. 

[o   Far  from  these  wretched  eyes  remov'd, 
Are  all  the  friends  whom  once  I  lovM  j 
They  fly  my  sorrows,  while  I  moan, 
Confin'd,  unpityM,  and  alone.] 

6  In  vain  to  ease  my  hopeless  woe, 
The  streaming  tears  incessant  flow  ; 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  I  breathe  my  cries. 
And  stretch  my  hands,  and  lift  my  eyes-. 

163.     C.  M.     Stennett. 
Plead\ng  rvith  God  under  AffIiction,.*.'L.^m,  iii.  39. 

1  Wl ^^  should  a  living  man  complaia 

V  V     Oi^  deep  distress  within, 
Since  ev'ry  sigh  and  ev'ry  paia 
Is  but  the  fruit  of  sin  l 

2  Lord,  to  thy  dealings  Til  submit, 

Nor  would  I  dare  rebel  ; 
Yet  sure  I  may,  here  at  thy  feet, 
^ly  painful  feelings  tell. 
N  2 


164         •  AFFLICTION. 

3  Thou  seest  what  floods  of  sorrow  ri^e, 

And  beat  upon  my  soul  ; 
Deep  calls  to  deep — O  hear  my  cries, 
While  stormy  billows  roll. 

4  From  fear  to  hope,  and  hope  to  fear,. 

My  ship-wreck'd  soul  is  toss*d  ; 
'Till  I  am  tempted  in  despair 
To  give  up  all  for  lost. 

3  Yet  thro'  the  stormy  clouds  I'll  look 
Once  more  to  thee,  my  God  ; 
O  fix  my  feet  on  Christ,  the  rock 
Who  bought  me  with  his  blood. 

6  One  look  of  mercy  from  thy  face. 
Will  set  my  heart  at  ease  ; 
One  all-commanding  word  of  grace 
Will  make  the  tempest  cease. 

164.     C.  M.      Topladij. 
Affliction.,  or  Meditation  on  God\s  Love,.„Vs.  civ.  34. 

1  T  X  Then  languor  and  disease  invade 

»  ^     This  trembling  house  of  clay, 
'Tis  sweet  to  look  be\  ond  my  pains, 
And  long  to  fly  away. 

2  Sweet  to  look  inward,  and  attend 

The  whispers  of  his  love  ; 
Sweet  to  look  upward  to  the  place 
Where  Jesus  pleads  above. 

3  Sweet  to  look  back,  and  see  my  name 

In  life's  fair  book  set  down  ; 
Sweet  to  look  forward,  and  behold 
Eternal  joys  my  own. 

4  Sweet  to  reflect  how  grace  divine 

My  sins  on  Jesus  laid  ; 
Sweet  to  remember  tliat  his  blood 
?vly  debt  of  suff 'ring  paid, 
o   Sweet  in  his  righteousness  to  stand. 
Which  saves  from  second  death  j 


AFFLICTION.  165 

Sweet  to  experience,  day  by  day^ 
His  Spirit's  quick'ning  breath. 

6  Sweet  on  his  faithfulness  to  rest, 

Whose  love  can  never  end  ; 
Sweet  on  his  covenant  of  grace 
For  all  things  to  depend. 

7  Sweet,  in  the  confidence  of  faith. 

To  trust  his  firm  decrees  ; 
Sweet  to  lie  passive  in  his  hand, 
And  know  no  will  but  his. 

8  If  such  the  sweetness  of  the  streams. 

What  must  the  fountain  be, 
Where  saints  and  angels  draw  their  bViSb 
Immediately  from  thee  ! 

165.     C.  M.      Toplady. 
Another, 

1  QWEET  to  rejoice  in  lively  hope, 
^   That  when  my  change  shall  come^ 
Angels  will  hover  round  my  bed. 

And  waft  my  spirit  home. 

2  There  shall  my  dis-embodied  scHil 

View  Jesus,  and  adore  ; 
Be  with  his  likeness  satisfy'd. 
And  grieve  and  sin  no  more — 

3  Shall  see  him  wear  that  very  flesh 

On  v/hich  my  guilt  was  lain  ; 
His  love  intense,  his  merit  fresh. 
As  tho'  but  newly  slain. 

4  Soon,  too,  my  slumb'rlng  dust  shall  hear 

The  trumpet's  quick'ning  sound  ; 
And,  by  my  Saviour's  pow'r  rebuilt. 
At  his  right  hand  be  found. 

[5  These  eyes  shall  see  him  in  that  day.^ 
The  God  that  dy'd  for  me  ; 
And  all  my  rising  bones  shall  say, 
Lord,  who  is  like  to  thee  ?] 


166  AFFLICTION. 

6  If  such  the  views  which  grace  tinfoldg, 

Weak  as  it  is  below, 
What  raptures  must  the  church  above 
In  Jesu*s  presence  know  ! 

7  O  may  the  miction  of  these  truths 

Forever  with  me  stay  j 
'Till,  from  her  sinful  cage  dismissM^ 
My  spirit  flies  away. 

166.     8.  r.  4.     Pearce* 
Sweet  Affliction,*, ^2  Chron.  xxxiii.  11 — \^ 

1  TN  the  floods  of  tribulation, 

-*-   While  the  billows  o'er  me  roll, 
Jesus  whispers  consolation. 

And  supports  my  fainting  soul : 
Sweet  affliction. 
That  brings  Jesus  to  my  soul. 

2  Thus  the  lion  yields  me  honey  ; 

From  the  eater  food  is  giv'n  ; 
Strengthen'd  thus,  I  still  press  forward, 

Singing  as  I  wade  to  heav*n  : 
Sweet  affliction, 
And  my  sins  are  all  forgiv'n. 

[3  'Mid  tlie  gloom  the  vivid  lightnings 
With  increasing  brightness  play  ; 

'Mid  the  thorn-brake  sweetest  flow'rets 
Look  more  beautiful  and  gay ; 

Sweet  ivffliction, 

That  brings  Jesus  to  my  soul. 

4  So,  in  darkest  dispensations, 

Doth  my  faithful  Lord  appear, 
With  his  richest  consolations, 

To  re-animaie  and  cheer  : 
Sweet  affliction, 
Thus  to  bring  my  Saviour  near.j 

5  Floods  of  tribulation  heighten. 

Billows  still  around  me  roar. 


AGUR.  167 

Those  who  know  not  Christ,  they  frighten ; 

But  my  soul  defies  their  pov/V  : 
Sweet  affliction, 
Thus  to  bring  my  Saviour  near. 

6  In  the  sacred  page  recorded, 

Thus  his  word  securely  stands  ; 
*'  Fear  not,  I'm  in  trouble  near  thee, 

"  Nought  shall  pluck  thee  from  my  hands  v" 
Sweet  affliction, 
EvVy  word  my  love  demands. 

7  All  I  meet  I  find  assists  me 

In  my  path  to  heav'nly  joy, 
Where,  tho'  trials  now  attend  me. 

Trials  never  more  annoy  : 
Sweet  afRiction, 
Ev'ry  promise  gives  me  joy. 

8  Wearing  there  a  weight  of  glor}", 

Still  the  path  Til  ne'er  forgety 
But,  exulting,  cry,  it  led  rne 

To  my  Wessed  Saviour's  feet : 
Sweet  affliction. 
Which  has  brought  me  to  his  feet. 

ler.     L.  M.     Rippoiis  SeL 
Agur^s  Prayer.,.,'Prov»  xxx.  7 — 9. 

1  '  I  ^HUS  Agur  breath'd  his  warm  desire  j 

X      "  My  God,  two  favors  I  require  ; 
"  In  neither  my  request  deny— 
"  Vouchsafe  them  both  before  I  die  : 

2  "  Far  from  my  heart  and  tents  exclude 
"  Those  enemies  to  all  that's  good — 

"  Folly,  whose  pleasures  end  in  death, 
"  And  falsehood's  pestilential  breath* 

3  "  Be  neither  wealth  nor  want  my  lot  j 
"  Below  the  dome,  above  the  cot, 

**  Let  me  my  life  unanxious  lead  ; 
"  And  know  not  luxury  nor  need.^*^ 


163        ANATHEMxl  MARANATHA. 

4  Those  wishes,  Lord,  we  make  our  own  : 
O  may  thy  heav'*nly  blessing  crown 
Our  pittance — 'till  this  mortal  breath, 
Expiring,  tunes  thy  praise  in  death  ! 

5  Butsbou'.dst  thou  large  possessions  giv^y 
May  we  with  thankfulness  receive 

Th'  exubVance — still  our  God  adore. 
And  bless  the  needy  from  our  store ! 

6  Or  should  we  feel  the  pains  of  want, 
Submission,  resignation  grant  ; 

'Till  thou  shalt  send  the  wish'd  supply. 
Or  call  us  to  the  bliss  on  high. 

IG^,     C.  M.     ScotU 
Anathema  I}Iaranatha..»,\  Cor.  xvi.  2^. 
1    INCARNATE  Saviour,  in  thy  face 
-*-    Does  ev*ry  charm  combine  ; 
Thine  are  the  glories  of  a  God.... 
All  human  beauties  thine. 

%  And  is  there  such  an  icy  breast, 
Can  trace  redeeming  love — 
Can  view  a  dying  Lord  ;  nor  feel 
One  softer  passion  move  ? 

3  Well  may  th*  Almighty's  direful  curse 

Its  awful  thundt-rs  roll  ; 
And  pointed  lightnings  play  around 
To  blast  the  guilty  soul ! 

4  Aghast  before  his  judgment-seat. 

With  conscious  guilt  they  stand  ; 
Trembling,  await  th'  eternal  doom, 
And  veng'ance  from  his  hand. 

5  Wretches,  ye  once  despis'd  my  love', 

Now  feel  my  vengeful  ire —  ^ 
Accurs'd,  depart  my  blissful  fiice. 
To  dwell  in  quenchless  fire. 

lo  Dear  Saviour,  I  would  love  thy  name. 
And  give  my  all  to  thee ; 


ANGELS— ANGER.  469 

Be  thou  my  teacher,  priest,  and,  king, 
And  all  in  ail  to  me. 

169.     L.   M.     Needham, 
Ministry  of  Angels. ,^»Fs.  xci.  11. 

1  OEE,  Gabriel  swift  descend  to  earth, 
^  Glad  to  foretel  a  Saviour's  birth ; 
Hark  '  a  full  choir  of  angels  sing, 
The  new-born  Saviour,  and  the  king. 

2  Behold  these  swift-wing'd  envoys  wait 
On  Jesus,  in  his  humble  state  ; 

The  desert  and  the  garden  prove 
Their  glowing  zeal,  trieir  tender  love^ 

[3    But  who  their  mighty  joys  can  tell. 
When  Jesus  vanquish'd  death  and  hell? 
They  saw  the  glorious  conqu'ror  rise, 
And  fill'd  his  friends  with  sweet  surprizfi.] 

4  They  saw  the  conq'ror  mount  on  high 
To  glorious  worlds  beyond  the  sky ; 
Escorted  by  a  shining  band, 

To  take  his  place  at  God's  right-hand. 

5  Still  are  these  glorious  hosts  abov^ 
Employ'd  in  messages  of  love  ; 
On  saints  below  they  cheerful  wait, 
Nor  think  the  v/oik  beneath  their  state. 

6  Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  living  friend, 
May  these  thy  servants  me  attend 
Thro'  life;  and  when  I  quit  this  clay.. 
Safe  to  thine  arms  my  soul  convey. 

170.     L.  M.     Scott. 
Anger,,.. 'Ecc\.  vii.  9. 
%    T^AKE  we  indulge  our  wrath  and  strife., 
■^^   And  yet  assume  the  christian  name  t 
Give  our  wild  passions  sway  ;  then  call 
Ourselves  the  foU'wers  of  the  Lamb  ? 
^  He  was  all  gentle,  meek,   and  mild-— 
tull  01  beuevolence  and  love  ; 


tn  ARK. 

Nor  could  the  rage  of  num*rous  foes 
Aught  but  his  soft  compassion  move. 

3  Not  all  their  scoffs,  nor  the  sharp  pangs 
Of  crucifixion,  could  inspire 

Widiin  his  breast  one  vengeful  thought, 
Or  one  tumultuous  passion  fire. 

4  But  we,  alas !  how  soon  the  storms 
Impetuous  in  our  bosoms  swell  ; 
What  stores  of  fuel  in  our  breasts, 
To  feed  those  raging  fires  of  hell. 

5  Spirit  of  grace,  do  thou  descend  ; 
Envy,  and  wrath,  and  clamor  chase  ; 
With  thy  mild  influence  quench  these  fires, 
And  hush  the  stormy  winds  to  peace ! 

171.     L.  M.     Doddridge. 
Christ  the  Believer's  ArL„.Gen,  vii.  17 — 24. 

1  '^pHE  deluge,  at  th'  Almighty's  call, 

^     In  what  impetuous  streams  it  fell! 
Swallovv'd  the  mountains  in  its  rage, 
And  swept  a  guilty  world  to  hell. 

2  In  vain  the  tallest  sons  of  pride 
Fled  from  the  close-pursuing  wave  ; 
Nor  could  their  mightiest  tow*rs  defend, 
Nor  swiftness  'scape,  nor  courage  save. 

3  How  dire  the  wreck !  how  loud  the  roar ! 
How  shrill  the  universal  cry 

Of  millions,  in  the  last  despair, 
Re-echoM  from  the  low'ring  sky  ! 

4  Yet  Noah,  humble,  happy  saint. 
Surrounded  with  the  chosen  few. 
Sat  in  his  ark,  secure  from  fear. 

And  sung  the  grace  that  steer'd  him  thro*. 

5  So  I  may  sing,  in  Jesus  safe. 

While  storms  of  veng'ance  round  me  fall ; 
Conscious  how  high  my  hopes  are  fix*d, 
Beyond  what  shakes  this  earthly  ball. 


ARK— ASSURANCE.  172 

6  Nor  vrreck  nor  storm  above  is  seen  ; 
There  not  a  wave  of  trouble  rolls  ; 
But  the  bright  rainbow  round  the  throne 
Seals  endless  life  to  all  their  souls, 

'  172.     104th.     Kent, 
Christ  the  Beiiever'^s  ArL,., Gen*  vii.  16. 
^  T  X  7HEN  God  from   his  throne   did  veng'ance 
V  V  display, 

That  delug*d  a  world,  and  swept  them  away  ; 
He  caus'd  it  to  slumber,  nor  could  it  begin 
'Till  his  little  number  the  Lord  had  shut  in. 

2  Shut  in  by  decree  and  council  they  were  ; 
Shut  in  by  the  oath  which  to  them  he  sware  ; 

V  From  heirs  condemnation,  and  v/rath's  horrid  din  ; 
O  precious  salvation  !  the  Lord  shut  them  in. 

3  The    few  that  remain'd,  not  wreck'd  by  the  flood, 
Prefigure  to  us  the  ransom'd  by  blood; 

In  Jesus  elected,  not  delug'd  by  sin. 

But  in  him  protected,  the  Lord  shut  them  in. 

4)  Thus  o'er  the  abyss  in  safety  tliey  rode  ; 
Nor  wonder  at  this.  ..their  Pilot  was  God  : 
When  death  and  destruction  without  might  be  seen, 
This  was  their  proiection,  the  Lord  shut  them  in. 

5  When  others  are   v/reck'd,  e'en  then  he  will  spare 
His  own,  the  elect  ;  their  sonship  is  clear  ; 

Tho'  sin  may  annoy  them,  his  charge  thev  have  been  ; 
It  ne'er  shall  destroy  them,. .the  Lord  shut  them  in. 

6  When  Judgment  takes  place,  and  v/orlds  in  a  flame. 
The  subjects  of  grace    shall  sup  with  the  Lamb  j 
And  when  on  his  bosom  they  take  their  repose, 
The  portals  of  glory  shall  finally  close. 

1 7-3.     1 1 2th.     LynckiWs  SeL 
Assicrojice. ...Jerm,  xxxi.  iii. 
1     TESUS  I  know  hath  dy'd  for  me ; 
J    This  is  iny  hope,  my  jov,  my  rest ! 
O 


ir4  ATONEMENT. 

Hither,  when  hell  assails,  I  flee, 
And  look  into  my  Saviour's  breast  : 
Away,  sad  doubts  and  anxious  fear— ^ 
Mercy  is  all  that's  written  there. 

2  Tho'  waves  and  storms  go  o*er  my  head, 
Tho'  strength,  and  health,  and  friends  be  gone, 
Tho' joys  be  wither'd  all,  and  dead, 

And  ev'ry  comfort  be  withdrawn  i 
Stedfast  on  this  my  soul  relies. 
Father,  thy  mercy  never  dies. 

3  Fixt  on  this  ground  will  I  remain, 
When  heart  shall  fail,  and  flesh  decay  ; 
This  anchor  shall  my  soul  sustain, 
When  earth's  foundations  melt  away : 
Mercy's  full  pow'r  I  then  shall  prov^, 
Lov'd  with  an  everlasting  love  ! 


'O 


i74.     8.  8.  6.      Toplady. 

Atoneinent.„JRom,  iii.  25. 

THOU,  that  hear'st  the  pray'r  of  faith. 
Wilt  thou  not  save  a  soul  from  death, 
That  casts  itself  on  thee? 
I  have  no  refuge  of  my  own, 
But  fly  to  what  my  Lord  hath  done. 
And  sufTer'd  once  for  me. 

Slain  in  the  guilty  sinner's  stead, 
His  spotless  righteousness  I  plead, 

And  his  availing  biood : 
Thy  righteousness  my  robe  shall  be. 
Thy  merit  shall  atone  for  me, 

And  bring  me  near  to  God, 

Then  snatch  me  from  eternal  death, 
The  spirit  of  adoption  breathe, 

His  consolations  send : 
By  him  some  word  of  life  impart. 
And  sYvCc  tly  whisper  to  my  heart, 

J'  Thy  Muker  is  thy  friend," 


ATONEMENT.  US 

4  The  king  of  terrors  thttn  would  be 
A  welcome  messenger  to  me, 

To  bid  me  come  away  : 
Unclogg'd  by  earth  or  earthl}^  things, 
I'd  mount,  Td  fly  with  eager  wings 

To  everlasting  day, 

175.  8.  8.  6.      Tcplaa:/. 
Atonement..., Rom,  v,  6 — 11. 

1  /^  THOU,  who  didst  thy  glory  leave 
V^   Apostate  sinners  to  retrieve 

From  nature's  deadly  fall ; 
Thou  hast  redeem'd  me  with  a  price, 
Nor  shall  my  sins  in  judgment  rise, 

For  thou  hast  borne  them  all. 

2  Jesus  was  punish'd  in  my  stead, 
Without  the  gate  my  surety  bled 

To  expiate  my  stain  ; 
On  earth  the  God-head  deign*d  to  dwell, 
And  made  of  infinite  avail 

The  sufferings  of  the  man. 

3  The  Saviour  was  for  rebels  giv'n  ; 
Christ,  the  incarnate  King  of  heav^i. 

Did  for  his  foes  expire  ! 
Ye  humble  souls,  the  tidings  hear; 
He  bore,  that  we  might  never  bear, 

His  Father's  righteous  ire. 

4  Ye  saints,  the  man  of  sorrows  bless, 
The  God,  for  your  unrighteousness, 

Deputed  to  atone  ; 
Praise  him,  'till,  with  the  ransom'd  throngs 
Ye  sing  the  never-ending  song, 

And  see  him  on  his  throne. 

176.  8.8.6.      Toplady. 
Atonement,,, .lsi\\2ih  liii.  10. 

1    'C'ROM  whence  this  fear  and  unbeliefs 
JL     Hath  not  the  Father  put  to  grief 
His  spotless  Son  for  me  ? 


ITT  ATONEMENT. 

And  will  the  righteous  Judge  of  men 
Condemn  me  for  that  debt  of  sin, 

Which,  Lord,  was  charg*d  on  thee  ? 
2  Complete  atonement  thou  hast  made, 
And  to  the  utmost  farthing  paid 

Whate'er  thy  people  ow'd  ; 
Plow  then  can  wrath  on  me  take  place^ 
If  sheltered  in  thy  righteousness, 

And  sprinkled  with  thy  blood  ? 

[3  If  thou  hast  my  discharge  procur*d. 
And  freely  in  my  room  endured 

The  whole  of  wrath  divine  ; 
Payment  God  cannot  twice  demand- 
First  at  my  bleeding  Surety's  hand, 

And  then  again  at  mine.] 

4  Turn  then,  my  soul,  unto  thy  rest ; 
The  merits  of  thy  great  High-priest 

Have  baught  thy  liberty  ; 
Trust  in  his  efiicacious  blood  ; 
Nor  fear  thy  banishment  from  God^ 

Since  Jesus  dy'd  for  thee. 

177.     8.  7.     Hart. 
Atonement „.n^om,  v.  6—11. 

1  ATOTHING  but  thy  blood,  O  Jesus^ 
i-^    Can  lelieve  us  from  our  guilt, 
Nothing  else  from  sin  release  us. 
Nothing  else  the  heart  can  melt, 

2  Law  and  terrors  do  but  harden, 
While  they  operate  alone  ; 

But  a  sense  ot  blood-bought  pardon 
Soon  dissolves  a  heart  of  stone. 
[3  Jesus,  all  our  consolations 

Flow  from  thee,  the  sov'reign  good ! 
Love,  and  faith,  and  hope,  and  patience. 
Come  to  us  thro'  thy  rich  blood.] 


BABYLON— BACKSLIDER.  178 

178.     C.  M.     Needham. 
Babylon\s  fall.»*Ji\ty,  xviii.  20,  21. 

1  T~^HE  mighty  God  that  rules  the  skies, 

■•'     Shall  Babtrs  rage  restrain  ; 
In  vain  she  fovnis  her  cruel  schemes, 
And  boasts  her  pow'r  in  vain. 

2  That  bitter  cup,  which  she  has  mixt, 

Once  more  herself  shall  drink  ; 
As  falls  the  mill-stone  in  the  deep, 
Proud  Babylon  shall  sink. 

3  Rejoice,  ye  saints,  the  veng'ance  long 

Is  laid  for  her  in  store  ; 
And  Babylon,  that  scarlet  whore, 
Shall  sink,  to  rise  no  more. 

179.     8.  4.     Steele' s,»„aker€d. 
Backslider's  Return.,*»Vsi\\m  li.  10 — 19. 

1  /CREATE,  O  God,  my  pow'rs  anew — 
^-^   Make  my  whole  heart  sincere  and  true  ; 
O  cast  me  not  in  wrath  away. 

Nor  let  thy  soul-enliv'ning  ray 
Still  cease  to  shine. 

2  Restore  thy  favor,  bliss  divine ! 

Those  heav'nly  joys  that  once  were  mine  j 
Let  thy  good  Spirit,  kind  and  free, 
Uphold  and  guide  my  steps  to  thee, 
Thou  God  of  love. 

3  Then  will  I  teach  thy  sacred  ways  ; 
With  holy  zeal  proclaim  thy  praise ; 
'Till  sinners  leave  the  dangVcus  road.... 
Forsake  their  sins,  and  turn  to  God, 

With  hearts  sincere. 

4  O  cleanse  my  guilt,  and  heal  mv  painj 
Remove  the  blood-polluted  stain  ; 
Then  shall  my  heart  adoring  trace, 
My  Saviour  God,  the  boundless  grace 

That  flows  from  thee. 
O  2 


180  BAPTISM. 

[5  Since,  my  dear  Saviour,  grace  is  thine, 
On  Zion's  hill  let  mercy  shine  ; 
Glad  oil 'rings  then  prepar'd  shall  be, 
And  each  oblation  rise  to  thee 
In  flames  of  love.] 

180.  L.  M.     Darracott. 
Inf(tntfi  given  to  God  in  Baptisfn,,.,  Acts  ii.  39. 

1  T^  'f'ERNAL  God,  in  whom  we  live — 
-*— ^   From  whom  all  blessings  we  receive, 
Ourselves  and  ours  we  owe  to  thee, 

And  thine  we  would  forever  be. 

2  To  thee  our  infant  babe  we  bring 
As  a  most  cheerful  offering ; 

Accept  him^  Lord,  as  henceforth  thine, 
While  we  our  right  to  thee  resign. 

3  Lord,  in  that  cov'nant  which  we  share, 
O  may  he  have  his  interest  there  ; 
And  to  the  outward  seal  here  giv'n. 
Do  thou  annex  his  scal'^n  heav'n.. 

4  Now  let  the  whole  assembly  here. 
Find  thee,  the  God  of  Israel,  near  ; 
Thy  choicest  blessings,  Lord,  impart, 
And  cheer  and  quicken  evVy  heart. 

181.  L.  M.     Beck's  Col 
Prayer  for  a  blessing  in  Baptism* 

1  /^^OME,  Holy  Ghost,  descend  from  high^ 
^^  Baptiser  of  our  spirits  thou  I 

'1  he  sacramental  seal  apply, 
And  witness  with  the  water,  now. 

2  Exert  thy  energy  divine, 

And  sprinkle  the  atoning  blood  ; 
May  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  join 
To  seal  this  child  a  child  of  God. 

182.  C.  mT  Beck's  CoL 
Infants  giveti  to  God  in  Baptism,..,  Acts  ii.  39. 

1    C^NCE  thou  art  pleas'd  thy  saints  to  own, 
^  Dear  Lord,  their  children  bless  ; 


BAPTISM.  183 

This  institution  do  thou  crown 
With  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

2  Jesus,  we  raise  our  souls  to  thee  ; 

Thy  powVful  Spirit  breathe  ; 
And  let  this  little  infant  be 
Baptiz'd  into  thy  death. 

3  O  let  the  unction  on  him  rest — 

Thy  grace  his  soul  renew  ; 
And  write  within  his  tender  breast 
Thy  name  and  nature  too. 

4  If  thou  shouidst  quickly  end  his  days^ 

His  place  with  thee  prepare  ; 
Or  if  thou  lengthen  out  his  race, 
Continue  still  thy  care. 

5  Thy  faithful  servant  may  he  prcve^ 

Girded  with  truth  divine  ; 
A  sharer  in  thy  dying  love.... 
A  follower  of  thine. 

6  Lord,  plant  us  all  into  thy  deatb^ 

That  we  thy  life  may  prove — 
Partakers  of  thy  cross  beneath. 
And  of  thy  crown  above. 

183.     C.  31.     Dobel/. 
Infants  given  up  to  God  in  Baptism^ 
\  T  X  ^E  now.  O  thou  eternal  God, 
''  ▼      Thine  ancient  truths  embrace  j 
And  bring  our  infant  offspring  near. 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

2  May  they  be  thine.. ..forever  thine..*. 

Thy  ransomed,  purchas'd  seed  ; 
O  let  this  seal  of  sprinkling  now 
Be  own'd  of  thee  indeed. 

3  Here,  parents,  with  thanksgiving  vie\7 

Your  right  in  what  you've  done  \ 
Let  songs  of  honor  sound  aloud 
To  the  great  Three  in  One* 


184.  BAPTISM. 

184.     C.  M.     Peacock* s.,»  .altered. 
Infant  Baf)tis7?i. ,»,huke  xviii.  16. 

1  T>  EHOLD  what  condescending  love 
JlJ  Jesus  on  earth  displays  : 

To  babes  and  sucklings  he  extends 
The  riches  of  his  grace. 

2  The  parents'  hearts,  with  transport  fiU'd, 

Give  up  their  babes  to  him  : 
He  clasps  them  in  his  tender  arms, 
Tho*  born  in  guilt  and  sin. 

5  See  how  the  Saviour  looks  around. 
With  smiles  upon  his  face, 
And  says  his  kingdom  is  of  such, 
By  free  and  sovereign  grace. 

4  "  Forbid  them  not,"  is  his  command  ; 

Then  why  should  we  resist  ? 
O  let  your  babes  be  now  baptiz'd ; 
Heav'n  will  of  such  consist. 

5  With  flowing  tears  and  thankful  hearte 

We  bring  them  here  to  thee  ; 
Receive  them,  Lord,  into  thine  arras— 
Thine  may  they  ever  be. 

185.     CM.     Peacock. 
Infant  Baptis?n ^.Murk  x.  14. 

1  "D  EHOLD  what  condescending  love 
-^  Jesus  on  earth  displays  ! 

To  babes  and  sucklings  he  extends 
The  riches  of  his  grace  ! 

2  He  still  the  ancient  promise  keeps, 

To  our  forefathers  giv'n  ; 
Young  children  in  his  arms  he  takes, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heav'n. 
5  "  Permit  them  to  approach,'*  he  cries, 
"  Nor  scorn  their  humble  name  ; 
"  For  'twas  to  bless  such  souls  as  ihest, 
^  The  Lord  of  angels  came." 


BAPTISM.  18S 

4  We  bring  them.  Lord,  with  thankful  hearts, 

And  yield  them  up  to  thee  ; 

Jovfiil  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 

Thine  may  our  offspring  be. 

5  Kindly  receive  this  tender  branch. 

And  Ibrm  his  soul  for  God  ; 
Baptize  him  with  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 
And  wash  him  in  thy  blood. 

[6  '  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed 
Let  thy  salvation  con^e  ; 
And  numVous  hoii-seholds  meet  at  last,' 
In  one  eternal  home.'] 

185.     C.  M.     DobeJl, 
Infants  given  to  God  in  Bapiisin., ^Mark  x.  14r. 

1  'TPHE  Saviour,  with  inviting  voice, 

jL     Says  *'  let  \oar  children  come  ; 
''  For  them  there's  love  within  my  breast, 
"  And  in  my  kingdom  room." 

2  As  Israel's  seed,  we  would  embrace 

The  privilege  thus  giv'n  ; 
And  own  them  fit  to  be  baptiz'd, 
Since  God  takes  such  to  heav'n. 

3  Lord,  at  thy  call,  we  bring  our  babes, 

And  give  them  up  to  thee  : 
Ye  angels,  and  ye  men,  behold, 
And  now  our  wimess  be. 

4  Now  our  dear  offspring  are  baptiz'cl 

According  to  his  v/ord, 
As  Abra*m  his  did  circumcise, 
Obedient  to  the  Lord. 

[5  This  water,  sprinkled  on  the  child. 
Does  a  rich  emblem  shew 
Of  pouring  out  the  Spirit's  grace 
To  form  the  heart  anew.] 


187  BAPTISM. 

187.  S.  M.     FeIloxvs..„altered', 
Infants  p'rocn  to  God  in  Baptis?ji,.,»lsn.  Ixv.  2^» 

1        /^  RE  AT  God,  now  condescend 
VT  To  bless  our  rising  race  ; 
Soon  may  their  willing  spirits  bend 
To  thy  victorious  grace. 

3       O  what  a  vast  delight 
Their  happiness  to  see  ! 
Our  warmest  wishes  all  unite 
To  lead  their  souls  to  thee. 

3       Now  bless,  thou  God  of  love^ 
This  ordinance  divine  ; 

Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above, 
And  make  these  children  thine. 

188.  L.  M.     Fellows. ...altered* 
Missionary y  or  Household  Bapiis??i.„.Acis  xvii 

15,  23,  34* 

1  /^  RE  AT  God,  we  m  thy  courts  appear^ 
v_T   With  humble  joy  and  holy  fear, 

Thy  great  injunctions  to  obey  ; 
Let  saints  and  angels  hail  the  day. 

2  Great  things,  O  everlasting  Son, 
Great  things  for  us  thy  grace  has  done  ; 
Cohstrain'd  by  thine  eternal  love. 

Our  willing  feet  to  meet  thee  move* 

3  From  heathen  darkness  we  are  brought 
To  be  baptized  !  how  sweet  the  thought ! 
Lord,  let  this  ordinance  in  view 

Be  sweet  and  animating  too. 

4  Thus  we,  dear  Saviour,  own  thy  name. 
And  thy  rich  grace  and  love  proclaim  j 
Bought   with  thy  blood  we  humbly  come^ 
And  yield  our  all  to  thee  alone. 

5  What  joy,  dear  Lord,  our  spirits  feel, 
When  households  join  to  do  thy  will ; 
May  thou'^ands  more  applaud  thy  cause. 
And  venerate  thy  holy  laws. 


BAPTISM— -BARTIMEUS.  189 

189.  C.  M.     Becldome, 
Eunuch  Baptized.,,, Kz\.z  viii.  26^-40. 

1   nf^HE  holy  Eunuch,  when  baptizM, 
-*-     Went  on  his  way  with  joy  ; 
And  who  can  tell  what  raptVous  thoughts 
Did  then  his  mind  employ  ? 

^  "  Is  that  most  glorious  Saviour  mine 
"  Of  whom  I  lately  read  \ 
*'  Who,  bearing  all  my  sins  and  griefs, 
"  Was  number'd  with  the  dead  ? 

3  "  Is  he,  who,  bursting  from  the  grave^ 
"•  Now  reigns  above  the  sky, 
"  My  advocate  before  the  throne—^ 
"  My  portion  when  I  die  ? 

.^  "  Have  I  profess'd  his  holy  name  ? 
"  Do  I  his  gospel  bear 
"  To  Ethiopia's  scorched  lands  ? 
"  And  shall  I  spread  it  there  ? 

$  *'  I'll  tell  them  of  that  precious  bicod 
"  Which  cancels  ev'ry  sin, 
♦*  And  of  that  renovating  grace, 

"  Which  makes  the  conscience  clean.'* 
6  This  pattern,  Lord,  Mith  sacred  joy, 
Help  us  to  keep  In  view  ; 
The  same  our  work  to  spread  thy  fame, 
And  ours  the  pleasure  too. 

190.  C.  M.     Ho.skins, 
Barthneuj?  Prayer., ..Murk  x.  46 — 50« 

1  T    IKE  Bariimeus,  v/e  are  blind, 
-*— '  Env;rapt  in  nature's  night  ; 
The  grossest  ^akness  veils  cur  mind, 

For  sin  prevents  the  sipht. 

2  But  lo!  the  Lord  iroir>  lu.iv'n  is  come 

To  open  sinners'  eyf:s; 
To  make  his  wcnd'roub  mercy  known j 
And  heal  their  maladits, 


191  BEGGAR. 

5  Come  then,  ye  blind,  and  beg,  and  prav. 
And  in  the  Lord  believe  ; 
For  who  can  tell  I  perhaps  to-day 
You  may  your  sight  receive. 

4  Jesus  of  Naz*reth  passeth  by— 

He  is  the  sinner's  friend  ; 
Call  on  his  name,  and  wait  and  cry, 
He  will  your  suit  attend. 

5  Should  sinners  say  *'  hold  ye  your  peace, 

"  Nor  dare  to  make  so  free^'' 
The  louder  cry,  and  never  cease, 
"  Have  mercy.  Lord,  on  me." 

6  Your  worthless  garments  leave  behind; 

Go  to  the  Lord  of  light ; 
Trust  in  his  name,  however  blind, 
And  he  will  give  you  sight. 

191.     118th.     Nnvton, 
The  Beq-q-ar,,. ,Mi\xt.  vii.  7,  8. 
.      a         17  NCOITR  AG'D  by  the  word 
■*^   Of  proaiis^'  to  the  poor, 
Behold  a  beggar,  Lord, 
Waits  at  thy  mercy's  door! 
No  hand,  no  heart,  O  Lord,  but  thine. 
Can  help  or  pity  wants  like  mine. 

2  The  beggar's  usual  plea, 
Relief  from  men  to  gain, 
If  offerM  unto  thee, 

I  know  thou  wouldst  disdain ; 
And  those  which  move  thy  gracious  eru*, 
Are  such  as  men  would  scorn  to  hear. 

3  *Twere  folly  to  pretend 
1  never  begg'd  before ; 
Or,  if  thou  now  befriend, 
I'll  trouble  thee  no  n.ore  ; 

Thou  often  ha^t  relieved  my  pain. 
And  often  I  must  come  again. 


BETHESDA.  192 

^       Nor  can  I  willing  be 
Thy  bounty  to  conceal 
From  others  who,  hke  me, 
Their  wants  and  hunger  feel : 
I'll  tell  them  of  thy  mercy's  store. 
And  try  to  send  a  thousand  more. 

192.     L.   M.     ThxvaitesCol, 
Bethesdas  PcoL».']q\\\\  v.  2 — 4<. 

1  T-JOW  long,  thou  faithful  God,  shall  I 
-*-  ^    Here  in  thy  ways  forgotten  lie? 
When  shall  the  means  of  healing  be 
The  channels  of  thy  grace  to  me  t 

2  Sinners  on  every  side  step  in, 
And  wash  away  their  pain  and  sin ; 
But  I,  an  helpless,  sin-sick  soul, 
Still  lie  expiring  at  the  pool. 

3  Thou  Cov'hant  angel,  swift  come  down, 
To-day  thine  own  appointments  crown  ; 
Thy  pow'r  into  the  means  infuse, 
And  give  them  now  their  sacred  use. 

4  Thou  seest  me  lying  at  the  pool, 

I  would,  thou  know'st  I  would  be  whole: 

0  let  the  troubled  waters  move, 
And  minister  thy  healing  love. 

193.     S.  INI.     Xcxvton, 
Befhesdas  PooL,.»John  v.  2 — 4. 

1  13  ESIDE  the  gospel  pool, 
-*-^   Appointed  for  the  poor, 

From  year  to  year  my  helpless  soul 

Has  waited  for  a  cure. 
i2       Kow  often  have  I  seen 

The  healing  v/aters  move  ; 
And  others  round  me  stepping  in. 

Their  efficacy  prove ! 

3       But  my  complaints  remain  \ 
I  feel  the  verv  same  ; 
P 


194  BIBLE, 

As  full  of  guilt,  and  fear,  and  pain, 
As  when  at  first  I  came. 
4       O,  would  the  Lord  appear 
My  malady  to  heal ; 
He  knows  how  long  l*ve  languisVd  here. 
And  what  distress  I  feel. 
[5      How  often  have  I  thought 
Why  should  I  longer  lie  ? 
Surely  the  mercy  I  have  sought 
Is  not  for  such  as  I  ? 
%       But  whither  can  I  go? 
There  is  no  other  pool 
AVhere  streams  of  sov'reign  virtue  flow 
To  make  a  sinner  whole.] 

7  Here,  then,  from  day  to  day, 
I'll  wait,  and  hope,  and  try  j 

Can  Jesus  hear  a  sinner  pray, 
Yet  suffer  him  to  die? 

8  No — he  is  full  of  grace  ; 
He  ntver  will  permit 

A  soul,  that  fain  would  see  his  face, 
To  perish  at  his  feet. 

194.     L.  M.     Scotl. 

iSzbIc  indited  and  preserved  by  God  the  Spirit*,,.!?.^,  xl.  S« 

1   "C'TEKNAL  Spirit! 'twas  thy  breath 

J i  The  oracles  of  truth  inspir'd; 

And  kings  and  holy  seers  of  old 
With  strong  prophetic  impulse  fir*d. 

ft  Fill'd  with  thy  great  almighty  pow'r, 
Their  lips  with  heav'nly  science  flow'd  ; 
Their  hands  a  thousand  wonders  wrought, 
Which  bore  the  signature  of  God. 

5  With  gladsome  hearts  they  spread  the  news 
Of  pardon,  thro'  a  Saviour's  blood; 
And  to  a  num*rous  seeking  crowd 
Mark'd  out  the  path  to  his  abode* 


BIBLE.  193 

4  The  powVs  of  earth  and  hell  in  vain 
Against  the  sacred  word  conribine  j 
Thy  providence  thro'  ev'ry  age 
Securely  guards  the  work  divine. 

5  Thee,  its  great  author,  source  of  light, 
Thee,  its  preserver,  we  adore  ; 

And  humbly  ask  a  ray  from  thee, 
Its  hidden  wondefs  to  explore. 

195.     C.  M.     Steele. 
Excellenci/  of  the  BibIe.,..Fs.  cxix.  97. 

1  T?ATH£R  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
X     What  endless  glory  shines! 

For  ever  be  thy  name  ador'd 
For  these  celestial  lines  ! 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find  ; 
Riches,  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

o  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 
And  yields  a  sweet  repast  ; 
Sublimer  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here  springs  of  consolation  rise 

To  cheer  the  fainting  mind  ; 

And  thirsty  souls  receive  supplies, 

And  sweet  refreshment  find. 

5  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heav*nly  peace  around ; 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound  ! 

6  O  may  these  heav'niy  j^ages  be 

My  ever  dear  delight  ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
And  still  increasing  light ! 

7  Divine  instructor,  gracious  Lord, 

Be  thou  forever  near  j 


196  BIBLE— BLIND. 

Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there  ! 

196.     8.  r.     Newtoii, 
_     Precious  B/'b/e. ,„]?sa\m  xix.  10. 

PRECIOUS  Bible!  what  a  treasury 
Does  the  word  of  God  vMovd  ! 
aVll  I  want  lor  life  or  pleasure, 
Food  and  irjed'cine,  fihield  and  sword ; 
Let  the  world  account  me  poor— 
Having  this  i  need  no  more. 
2  Food,  to  which  the  world's  a  stranger, 
Here  my  hungry  soul  enjoys ; 
Of  excess  there  is  no  danger, 
Tho*  it  fills,  it  never  cloys  : 
On  a  dying  Christ  I  fsQc] — 
He  is  meat  and  drink  indeed  I 

197.     L.  M.     Hof,kms, 
IVkcrcas'  Jwas  blirtd,  }tQW  I sce.»,.]Dhn  ix,  '2o, 
\    AJOW  let  my  soul  with  wonder  trace 
■*-^   The  Saviour's  miracles  of  grace  j 
Now  let  my  lips  and  life  record 
The  loving-kindness  of  the  Lord. 

2  'Till  late  I  fancied  all  v/as  well, 
Tho'  walking  in  the  road  to  hell; 
But  now,  thro*  grace  divinely  free, 

I,  M'ho  was  blind,  am  brought  to  see* 

3  Long  had  I  slept  in  nature's  night. 
But  Jesus  came  and  gave  rne  Hght ! 
Ten-thousand  praises,  Lord,  to  thee. 
That  tho*  born  blind,  yet  now  I  see  ! 

4  Long  had  I  wallow'd  in  my  sin ; 
Blind  to  the  dangers  I  was  in  ; 
But  now  appeal,  great  God,  to  thee, 
That  tho'  once  blind,  yet  nov/  I  see  ! 

5  Long  did  I  on  the  law  rely, 

And  pass  the  friend  cf  sinners  by  ; 


BORN  AGAIN— BRAND.  198 

But,  what  a  glorious  mystery  ! 
Tho'  I  was  blind,  yet  now  I  see  J 
6  Strengthen,  O  Lord,  my  mental  sight.,.. 
Increase  my  faith,  increase  my  light ; 
Then  shall  I  praise  the  sacred  Three, 
In  time  and  in  eternity. 

198.     C.  M.     Hosklns, 
Te  must  he  Born  again,„»]ohn  iii.  7» 

1  C  INNERS,  this  solemn  truth  regard! 
^   Hear,  all  ye  sons  of  men  ; 

For  Christ,  the  Saviour,  hath  declar'd, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

2  Whatever  might  be  your  birth  or  blood, 

The  sinner's  boast  is  vain  ; 
Thus  saith  the  glorious  Son  of  God, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

3  Our  nature's  totally  deprav'd — 

The  heart  a  sink  of  sin  ; 
Without  a  change  we  can't  be  sav'd  ; 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again." 

[4  That  which  is  born  of  flesh  is  flesh. 
And  flesh  it  will  remain  ; 
Then  marvel  not  that  Jesus  saith, 
"  Ye  must  be  born  again."] 

5  Spirit  of  life,  thy  grace  impart, 

And  breathe  on  sinners  slain  ; 
Bear  witness,  Lord,  in  ev'ry  heart, 
That  we  are  bom  again. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  let  us  now  begin 

To  trust  and  love  thy  word ; 
And,  by  forsaking  ev'ry  sin, 
Prove  we  are  born  of  God, 

199.     C.   ^L     Ferrif. 
A  brand  plucked  out  of  the  Fire,„.Z.Qch,  iii.  % 
1    T    E T  earth  and  seas,  widi  all  the  ski^is, 
-■— '  In  gvuttful  sonqs  conspire  j 
P  2 


200  BREAD. 

Since  Christ,  the  Lord,  for  sinners  dies, 
To  pluck  them  from  the  fire. 

2  Satan  accuses  all  the  saints, 

And  roars  as  lions  do  ; 
But  Jesus  hears  tlieir  long  complaints, 
And  says,  "  I  dy'd  for  you.'* 

3  'Tis  Christ  that  plucks  our  souls  as  brands 

From  everlasting  fire  ; 
And  safely  keeps  us  in  his  hands, 
'Till  death  shall  raise  us  high'r. 

4  In  filthy  garments  we  were  drest, 

To  purity  estrang'd  ; 
Nor  did  we  differ  from  the  rest, 

"  'Till  grace  the  heart  had  chang'd.*^ 

5  O  may  our  souls  with  rapture  think, 

While  with  our  tongues  we  tell 
How  Jf  sus  pluck'd  us  from  the  brink 

Of  misery  and  hell, 
1^  Victorious  grace  and  boundless  love 

To  God  alone  belong  ; 
Praise  him  below,  praise  him  above, 

In  ev'ry  tuneful  song. 

200.     L.  M.     Hodlm. 
Prayer  for  Dallif  Bread..„Man,  vl.  11. 
1    ]\/TOST  gracious  Father,  God  of  all, 
X\X  To  thee  we  come,  on  thee  we  call  p 
By  whom  both  man  and  beast  are  icd. 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

3  AH  our  supplies  on  thee  depend  ; 
Whate'er  we  want,  in  mercy  send  ; 
Thou  art  the  glorious  fountain-head,. 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

S  Nothing,  O  Lord,  do  we  deserve ; 
The  thought  of  merit  we  would  dread  j 
*  lis  as  an  alms  alone  we  crave ; 
Give  us  this  day  our  dally  bread. 


BURDENS.  201 

4  Forgiving  grace  do  thou  impart 
To  cheer  and  sanctify  each  heart; 
M^ay  we  in  death  join  with  our  head, 
And  feed  on  Christ  the  living  bread. 

201.  C.  M.     DobelL 
Burdens  brought  to  the  Lord,,.,Vs.  Iv.  22* 

1  "^^K  burden*d  souls,  to  Jesus  come, 

JL     You  need  not  be  afraid  j 
He  loves  to  hear  poor  sinners  cry— - 
He  loves  to  hear  them  plead. 

2  Ye  humble  souls,  to  Jesus  come, 

'Tis  he  who  made  you  see 
Your  wretched,  ruin'd,  helpless  state.,.* 
Your  guilt  and  misery. 

3  Christ  is  a  friend  to  mourning  souls; 

Then  why  should  you  despair, 

Since  Saul  and  Mary  Magdalene 

Found  grace  and  mercy  here  ? 

202.  C.  M.     Fazvcett. 
Burdens  brought  to  the  i<5r^.. ..Deut.  i.  17. 

1  ''  I  ^HE  cause  that  is  for  me  too  hard, 

A     I'll  make  to  Jesus  known  ; 
I'll  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord, 
And  leave  them  at  his  throne. 

2  He  will  his  cheering  grace  impart. 

And  ease  my  anxious  breast ; 
His  love  can  heal  my  wounded  heart, 
And  bring  my  soul  to  rest. 

3  The  Judge  supreme  must  needs  do  right^ 

Whoe'er  should  me  condemn  ; 
He'll  bring  my  judgment  to  the  light, 
And  clear  my  injur'd  name. 

4»  He  calls  me  by  his  precious  word. 
And  bids  me  not  to  fear ; 
The  cause  that  is  for  me  too  hard, 
My  gracious  God  v»'ili  hear. 


203  CALLING—CAST  DOWN. 

203.     L.  M.     Kent, 
Effectual  Calling,.*, John  iv.  4. 

1  /^NCE  as  the  friend  of  sinners  dear, 
V^  A  man  of  sorrows  sojourn'd  here  i 
Eternal  love  ordain'd  it  so. 

That  thro'  Samaria  he  must  go. 

2  There,  wand'ring  from  the  fold  of  God, 
He  saw  the  purchase  of  his  blood; 
And  o'er  this  wretch,  to  lust  a  slave, 
rXid  sovVeign  grace  her  banner  wave, 

3  Herein  discriminating  grace 
Shone  with  a  bright  refulgent  blaze ; 
While  dead  in  sin  ten  thousand  lie, 
Grace  brought  this  rebel  harlot  nigh-. 

4  This  object  of  eternal  love, 
OrdainVl  to  fill  a  throne  above. 
Shall  in  the  gospel  annals  shine, 
And  prove  election  all  divine, 

^5  Jesus,  our  shepherd,  God,  and  king. 
Thy  guardian  care  and  love  we  sing  ; 
And  hail  that  grace  both  rich  and  free^ 
That  brings  thy  wand'ring  sheep  to  thee. 

6^  Glory  to  God  'till  this  takes  place  ; 
Bulwarks  of  fire,  and  walls  of  grace, 
Keep  all  his  blood-bought  flock  secure, 
'Till  calling  proves  election  sure.] 

204.     L.  M.     Newton. 
Why  art  thou  cast  doivn^  ££pc....Ps.  xliii.  5. 

1  1  X.  7HY,  O  my  soul,  these  anxious  cares? 

^^  V  Why  thus  castdown  with  doubts  and  fearsr 
How  canst  thou  want  if  God  provide. 
Or  lose  thy  way  with  such  a  guide  I 

2  When  first  before  his  mercy  seat 
Thou  didst  to  him  thy  all  commit, 
He  gave  thee  warrant  from  that  hour,. 
To  trust  his  wisdom,  love,  and  pow'r. 


CAST  DOWN.  ^5 

3  Did  ever  trouble  yet  bt^fal, 
And  he  refuse  to  hear  thy  call? 
And  has  he  not  his  promise  past, 
Tliat  thou  shalt  overcome  at  last  ? 

4  He  \vh(j  has  help'd  me  hitherto. 
Will  help- me  all  my  journey  thro', 
And  cive  me  daily  cause  to  raise- 
New  Ebcnezers  to  his  praise. 

205.     C.   M.     Medley, 
Cafit  chxvn  but  not  ckstroycd  „,2  Cor.  iv.  9. 
1    'VJOW  in  thy  praise,  eternal  King, 
-*-^    Be  all  my-iiioughts  employ 'd  ; 
While  of  this  precious  truth  I  sing, 
Cast  down,  but  not  destroy 'd. 
'    2  Oft  the  united  pow'rs  of  hell 

My  soul  have  sore  annoy 'd  ; 
And  yet  I  live  this  truth  to  tell. 
Cast  down,  but  not  destroyed. 

5  Irr  all  the  paths  thro'  which  I've  pasty     ' 
What  mercies  Tve  enjoy *d, 
And  this  shall  be  my  Song  at  last. 
Cast  down,  but  not  destrov'd. 

4  When  I  v/ith  God  in  heaven  appear, 
There  I  shall  him  adore  j 
Destroy'd  shall  be  my  sin  and  fear, 
And  I  cast  down  no  more. 

206.     8.  r.  4.     Faivcett. 
Cast  doTim^  i-et  hoping, ,,.Vs,  xlii.  ^. 

1  C\  MY  soul,  what  means  this  sadness  t 
^— ^  Wherefore  art  thou  thus  cast  down  ?" 
Let  thy  griefs  be  turned  to  gladness, 

Bid  thy  resdess  fears  be  gone  ; 
Look  to  Jesus^ 
And  rejoice  in  his  dear  name. 

2  What  tho*  satan's  strong  temptations 

Vex  and  grieve  thee  day  by  day  ? 


20r  CHRIST. 

And  thy  sinfal  inclinations 

Often  fill  thee  with  dismay  i' 
Thou  shalt  conquer, 
Thro'  the  Lamb's  redeeming  blood. 

3  Tho*  ten  thousand  ills  beset  thcc. 

From  without  and  from  within, 
Jesus  saith  he'll  ne'er  fcrgct  thee, 

But  will  save  from  hell  and  sin  : 
He  is  faithful 
To  perform  his  gracious  word. 

4  Tho'  distresses  now  attend  thee. 

And  thou  tread^st  liie  thorny  road, 
His  right  hand  shall  still  defend  thee  ; 

Soon  he'll  bring  thee  home  to  God' ! 
Therefore  praise  him,... 
Praise  the  great  Redeemer's  name. 
f  O  that  I  couKl  now  adore  him 

Like  the  heav'nly  host  above, 
"VVho  forever  bow  before  him, 
^    And, unceasing,  sing  his  love! 
Happy  songsters  ! 
"When  shall  I  your  chorus  join  I 

20r.     8s.     Nexvton, 
What  think  ijou  of  Christ  ?.,,o]Sli\tt,  xxii.  42. 

1  T  X  That  think  you  of  Christ  ?  is  the  test 

V  V     Xo  try  both  your  state  and  your  scheme  i 
You  cannot  be  right  in  the  rest. 
Unless  you  think  righdy  of  him. 

2  As  Jesus  appears  in  your  view...» 
As  he  is  beloved  or  not.... 

So  God  is  disposed  to  you, 
And  mercy  or  wrath  is  your  lot. 

[3  Some  take  him  a  creature  to  be.... 
A  man,  or  an  angel  at  most  ; 
Sure  these  have  not  feelings  like  me, 
Nor  know  themselves  wretched  and  lost.. 


CHURCH.  p^ 

4  So  guilty,  so  helpless  am  I, 

I  durst  not  confide  in  his  blood, 

Nor  on  his  protection  rely» 

Unless  I  were  sure  he  is  God.] 
[5  Some  call  him  a  Saviour  in  words, 

But  mix  their  own  works  with  his  plan, 

And  hope  he  his  help  will  afford 

When  they  have  done  all  that  they  can.] 

6  If  ask'd  what  of  Jesus  I  think  ? 

Tho*  still  my  best  thoughts  are  but  poor^ 

I  say,  he*s  my  meat  and  my  drink, 

My  life,  and  my  strength,  and  my  store  5 

^7  My  shepherd,  my  husband,  my  friend. 
My  Sav  iour  from  sin  and  from  thrall ; 
,  My  hope  from  beginning  to  end. 
My  portion,  my  Lord,  and  my  all. 

208.     lis.     Jay's  Col 
Church  in  Jffiictio7h„.lsa'iah  xlix.  14 — If. 
1    /^\  ZION,  afRicted  with  wave  upon  wave, 

V-/    Whom  no  rnan  can  comfort,  whom  no  man 

can  save  ; 
With  darkness  surrounded,  by  terrors  dismay'd. 
In  toiling  and  rowing  thy  strength  is  dtcay'd. 

/g   Loud  roaring,  the  billows  now  nigh  overwhelm, 
But  skilful's  the  pilot  who  sits  at  the  helm  : 
His  wisdom  conducts  thee,  his  pow'r  thee  defends  5 
In  safety  and  quiet  thy  warfare  he  ends. 

.3  O  fearful!  O  faithless!  in  mercy  he  cries  ; 

My  promise,  my  truth,  are  they  light  in  thine  eyes? 
Still,  still  I  am  with  thee,  my  promise  shall  stand ; 
Thro'  tempest  and  tossing  Til  bring  thee  to  land. 

4  Forget  thee  I  will  not,  I  ci^nnot ;  thy  name 
Engrav'd  on  my  heart  doth  forever  remain ; 
The  palms  of  my  hands  while  I  look  on  I  see 
The  wounds  I  received,  when  suff'ring  for  thee. 

[5  I  feel  at  my  heart  all  thy  sighs  and  thy  p  roans, 
For  thou  art  most  near  me,  my  flesh  and  my  bones  j 


209  CHURCH. 

In  all  thy  distresses  thy  head  feels  the  pain. 
Yet  all  are  mosc  needful,  not  one  is  in  vain.] 

6  Then  trust  me,  and  fearnot,  thy  life  is  secure  ; 
My  wisdom  is  perfect,  supreme  is  my  pow'r; 
In  lo\'e  I  correct  thee  thy  soul  to  refine, 
To  make  thee  at  length  in  my  likeness  to  shine. 

209.  L.  M.     Gibbons, 
Barren  Church  Iafneniea\,>.lli:^\\  ii.  5. 

1  T    ORD,  must  thy  gosptl  fly  away  ? 
X-^  And  all  thy  mercies  be  removed  I 
Are  we  to  sin  become  a  prey  ? 

And  all  our  talents  mis-improv'd? 

2  O  must  we  bid  our  God  adieu  ? 
And  must  the  gospel  take  its  flight? 
O  shall  our  children  never  view 
The  beamings  of  that  heav*nly  light? 

[3  Forbid  it,  Lord  ;  with  arms  of  faith 
We'll  hold  thee  fast,  and  thou  shalt  stay  ; 
"We'll  cry    v.'hilc  v.e  have  life  or  breath, 
Our  God,  do  not  depart  away  !] 

4*  If  broken  hearts  and  weeping  eyes 
Can  find  acceptance  at  thy  throne  ; 
Lo,  here  they  are  ;  this  sacrn'ice 
Thou  wilt  accept  thro'  Christ  thy  Son* 

210.  C.   M.     Gibbons, 
Church  described., .,C:int.  vi.  10. 

1  Q  AY  who  is  she  that  looks  abroad 
^  Like  the  swect«blushing  dawn  ; 
When  with  her  living  light  she  paints 

The  dew-drops  of  the  lawn : 

2  Fair  as  the  moon,  when  in  the  skies 

Serene  her  throne  she  guides, 
And  o'er  the  twinkling  stars  supreme 
In  fuU-orb'd  glory  rides  : 

3  Clear  as  the  sun,  when  from  the  east 
Without  a  cloud  he  springs, 


CHURCH.  311 

^Aftd  scatf:ers  boundless  light  and  heat, 
From  his  r:*?-;^'Iciident  v/ings  : 

4  Tremendous  as  an  host  that  moves 
Majestically  s!o\7, 
With  banners  wide-display *d,  all  arm'd, 
All  ardent  for  the  foe ! 
i?  This  is  the  church  by  heav'n  array *d, 
With  strength  and  grace  divine  ; 
Thus  shall  she  strike  her  foes  with  dread, 
And  thus  her  glories  shine. 

211.     C.   M.     heed's  Col 
Church  on  Earth  and  Heaven  hut  o«e....Eph.  iii,  15. 
[1    /^^OME,  let  us  join  our  friends  abovCj 
V_^   That  have  obtained  the  prize  j 
And  on  the  eagle's  v/ings  of  love. 
To  joy  celestial  rise.] 

2  Let  all  the  saints  terrestrial  sing, 

With  those  to  g^ory  gone ; 
For  all  the  servants  of  our  king 
In  heav^'n  and  earth  are  one. 

3  One  family,  we  dwell  in  him, 

One  church,  above,  beneath  : 

Tho'  now  divided  by  the  stream, 

The  narrow  stream  of  death. 

4  One  army  of  the  living  God, 

To  his  command  we  bow  ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  cross'd  the  flood 
And  part  are  crossing  now. 

5  Ten  thousand  to  their -endless  home 

This  solemn  moment  fly  ; 
And  we  are  to  the  margin  come, 
And  soon  expect  to  die, 

6  Dear  Saviour,  be  our  constant  guide, 

Then,  when  the  word  is  giv  n, 
Bid  death's  cold  flood  and  waves  divide, 
And  laud  us  safe  in  heav'n. 

Q 


212  CHURCH. 

212.     C.  M.     Gibbonsf, 
Zioiis  jpea^f...* Isaiah  xxv.  6. 

1  (r\^  Zion,  his  most  holy  mount, 
V^    God  will  a  feast  prepare; 
And  Israel's  sons  and  Gentile  lands 

Shall  in  the  banquet  share. 

2  IVIarrow  and  fatness  are  the  food 

His  bounteous  hand  bestows  ; 
Wine  on  the  lees,  and  well  rtfin'd, 
In  rich  abundance  flows. 

3  See  to  the  vilest  of  the  vile 

A  free  acceptance  giv'n ! 
See  rebels,  by  adopting  grace, 
Sit  with  the  heirs  of  heav'n! 

4  1  he  pain'd,  the  sick,  the  d}  ing,  now 

I'o  ease  and  health  restored, 
With  eager  appetites  partake 
The  plenties  of  the  board. 

^  But,  O,  what  draughts  of  bliss  unknown, 
What  dainties  shall  be  giv'n, 
When  with  the  myriads  round  the  throne 
We  join  the  feast  of  heav'n  ! 

6  There  joys  immeasurably  high 
Shall  overflow  the  soul ; 
And  springs  of  life  that  never  dry 
In  thousand  chimntls  roll. 

213.     L.   M.      Khig.shury, 
Zlov^ff  Increase  pr(njedfcr,...\sn\ii\\  Ixii.  6.  7. 
1    /^  HEAT  Lord  of  all  thy  churches,  hear 
VJT   Th\   ministers'  and  people's  pray'r  j 
Pr  rfum'd  b\  ihee,  O  ma\'  it  rise 
Like  fragrant  inct  nse  to  the  skies. 

3  Revive  thy  churches  with  thy  grace, 
Heal  all  cur  breachits^  grant  us  peace; 
R(,use  us  froui  sloth,  our  hearts  inflame 
With  oident  zeal  lor  Je&u's  name. 


CHURCH.  214 

3  May  young  and  old  thy  word  receive, 
Dead  sinners  hear  thy  voice  and  live  ; 
The  wounded  conscience  healing  find, 
And  joy  refresh  each  drooping  mind. 

4  May  aged  saints,  matur'd  with  grace, 
Abound  in  fruits  of  holiness  ; 

And  when  transplanted  to  the  skies, 
May  younger  in  their  stead  arise. 

5  Thus  we  our  suppliant  voices  raise, 
And  vs^eeping,  sow  the  seed  of  praise, 
In  humble  hope  that  thou  wilt  hear 
Thy  ministers'  and  people's  pray'r. 

214.     L.  M.     Cennick. 
Zhn's  I'lcrease  prayed for„„XQch»  ix.  13—16. 

1  TJOVV  many  years  hath  man  been  driv'n 
A  -«-   Far  off  from  happiness  and  heav'n  ! 
When  wilt  thou,  gracious  Lord,  restore 
Thy  banish'd  sons  to  roam  no  more. 

2  For  near  six  thousand  years,  thy  foe 
Hath  triumph*d  over  all  below ; 
Save  that  a  little  flock  is  found. 

With  rav'ning  wolves  encompass'd  round. 

3  Shall  not  the  Lamb,  who  once  was  slain, 
An  ample  compensation  gain  ; 

And  many  happy  millions  more 
To  happiness  and  God  restore  ? 

4  From  ev*ry  nation....ev'ry  tongue, 
A  remnant  must  to  him  belong  ; 
Nor  can  there  be  too  vile  a  race 
To  furnish  trophies  of  his  grace. 

5  Exert  that  pow'r  which  could  subdue 
The  furious,  slaughter-breathing  Jtw, 
And  make  him  in  thy  cause  become 
Victorious  over  Greece  and  Rome. 

6  Now,  Lord,  before  thy  servants  go  ; 
Let  God  himself  the  trumpet  blow  » 


215  CHURCH. 

Hasten  tlie  gospel  jubilee, 

AVhich  bids  a  captive  v/oritl  be  free. 

215.     S.  M.     Kcnu 
Church  coining  up  from  the  Wilderness..,,Q,i{'at»\iiu  S* 

1  T^^ROM  sin's  dark,  thorny  maze, 
X     To  Canaan's  fertile  plains, 

A  travT/nig  fair  one,  in  distress, 
On  her  beloved  leans. 

2  Thro'  fire  and  flood  she  goes, 
A  weakling  more  than  strong- 
Vents  in  his  bosom  all  her  woes, 

And,  ieaninjj,  moves  along. 

3  When  dangers  round  her  press, 
And  darkness  veils  the  skies. 

She  leans  upon  his  righteousness, 
From  whence  her  hopes  arise. 

4  When  guilt,  a  mighty  flood, 
Her  trembling  conscience  pains, 

Then  on  his  peace-procuring  blood 
This  travelling  fair  one  leans. 
3       She  views  the  covenant  sure  ; 
Her  hopes  all  centre  there  j 
And  on  his  bosom  leans  secure, 
Whose  temples  bled  for  her. 

6       O'er  Jordan's  chilling  flood, 
When  call'd  by  death  to  go,  , 
She,  leaning  on  her  cov'nant  God, 
Shall  pass  triumphant  thro'. 

216.     8.  r.  4.     Neivton, 
Z'lor^s  Increase  praifedfor.»»*^s.  Ixxxv.  6» 
1    QAVIOUR,  visit  thy  plantation  ; 

l3   Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain! 
.  All  will  come  to  desolation 
Unless  thou  return  again. 
Lord,  revive  us  ; 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee- 


CHURCH.  216 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance  ; 

Shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
Lest,  for  want  of  thine  assistance, 
Ev'ry  plant  should  droop  and  die. 

3  Surely  once  thy  garden  flourish'd  ; 

Ev'ry  part  look'd  gay  and  green  ; 
Then  thy  word  our  spirits  nourish'd  ; 
Happy  seasons  we  have  seen  ! 

[4  But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded. 
And  a  sad  decline  we  see  j 
Lord,  tliy  help  is  greatly  needed  ; 
Help  can  only  come  from  thee. 

'3  Where  are  those  we  counted  leaders, 
FillM  with  zeal,  and  love,  and  truth  ? 
Old  professors,  tall  as  cedars, 
Bright  examples  to  our  youth  ? 

6  Some,  in  whom  we  once  delighted, 

We  shall  meet  no  more  below  ; 

Some,  alas!   we  fear  are  blighted — 

Scarce  a  single  leaf  they  show. 

7  Younger  plants,  (the  sight  how  pleasant !) 

Cover'd  thick  with  blossoms  stood  j 
But  they  cause  us  grief  at  present — 
Frost  has  nipp'd  them  in  the  bud  !] 

8  Dearest  Saviour,  hasten  hither  ; 

Thou  canst  make  them  bloom  again  j' 
O,  permit  them  not  to  wither  ; 
Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain. 

9  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 

Make  us  prevalent  in  prayers  ; 
Let  each  one,  esteem'd  thy  servant. 
Shun  the  world's  bewitching  snare?. 

10  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power  j 

Turn  the  stony  heart  to  flesh  ; 
And  begin  from  tins  good  hour 
To  revive  thy  work  afresh, 

Q3 


217  COLLECTION, 

217.     L.  M.     Rokfs  Col. 
Collection  for  the  poor »,.A  Chron.  xxix.  14. 

1  nPHE  Lord  who  rules  the  world's  affairs, 

X     For  me  a  well-spread  board  prepares  j 
My  grateful  thanks  to  him  shall  rise; 
He  knows  my  wants,  those  wants  supplies. 

2  And  shall  I  grudge  to  give  his  poor 
A  mite  from  all  my  bount'ous  store  ? 
No — Lord,  the  friends  of  thine  and  thee 
Shall  always  find  a  friend  in  me. 

218.     S.  M.     Scott. 
Collection..*.!  Chron.  xxix.  14.  • 

1  ^  I  'HY  bounties,  gracious  Lord, 

A     With  gratitude  we  own  : 
We  b!es3  thy  providential  grace, 
"Which  show'rs  its  blessings  down. 

2  W^ith  joy  the  people  bring 
Their  off  rings  round  thy  throne  j 

W^ith  thankful  souls  behold  we  pay 
A  tribute  of  thy  own. 

3  Accept  this  humble  mite, 
Great  Sov'reign  Lord  of  all ; 

Nor  let  our  numVous  mingling  sins. 
The  fragrant  ointment  spoil. 

4  Let  a  redeemer's  blood 
Diffuse  its  virtues  wide  ; 

Hallow  and  cleanse  our  ev'ry  gift, 
And  all  our  follies  hide. 

o       O  may  this  sacrifice 

To  thee  the  Lord  ascend : 
An  odour  of  a  sweet  perfume, 
Presented  by  his  hand. 

6       Well  pL'i-s'd  our  God  shall  vietr  ' 
The  products  of  his  grace; 
And  in  a  plentiful  reward 
Fulfil  Lis  promises. 


CONFLICT.  219 

219.     L.  M.     Ce?inkk,.*Mher€d, 
Conflict  betrveen  Flesh  and  Spmt.,,.Rom,  vii.  15. 

1  T  T  OVV  sad  and  awful  is  my  state  ! 
i—*-  The  very  thing  I  do,  I  hate  : 
When  I  to  God  draw  near  in  pray'r, 
I  feel  the  conflict  even  there  ! 

2  I  mourn,  because  I  cannot  mourn, 
I  hate  my  sin,  yet  cannot  turn ; 

I  grieve,  because  I  cannot  grieve, 
I  hear  the  truth,  but  can't  beUeve. 

3  Where  shall  so  great  a  sinner  run  I 
I  see  I'm  ruin'd  and  undone  ; 
Dear  Lord,  in  pity  now  draw  near, 
And  banish  ev'ry  rising  fear. 

.    4  Thy  blood,  dear  Lord,  which  thou  hast  spiU 
Can  make  this  rocky  heart  to  melt  j 
Thy  blood  can  make  me  clean  within-— 
Thy  blood  can  pardon  all  my  sin. 

5  'Tis  on  the  atonement  of  that  blood, 
I  nov/  approach  to  thee,  my  God  ; 
This  is  my  hope,  this  is  my  claim, 
Jesus  has  dy'd  and  washM  me  clean-^^ 

6  On  this  rich  blood  my  faith  is  foundy 
And  on  this  hope  I  fix  my  ground  ; 
Soon  shall  I  reach  th'  eternal  shore, 
Where  doubts  and  fears  prevail  no  mc«*e, 

220.     L.   M.     Criittenden. 
Conflict  between  Sin  and  Holiness, ,»,G:i\.  v.  17<, 

1  T  X  THAT  jarring  natures  dv/eil  within, 

V  V     Imperfect  grace,  remaining  sin  ! 
Not  this  can  reign,  nor  that  prevail, 
Tho'  each  by  turns  my  heart  assail. 

2  Now  I  complain,  and  groan,  and  die- 
Now  raise  my  songs  of  triumph  high  ^ 
Sing  a  rebellious  passion  slain, 

Or  moura  to  feel  it  live  agaiiv* 


221  CONFLICT. 

3  One  happy  hour  beholds  me  rise. 
Borne  upwards  to  my  native  skies  ; 
While  faith  assists  my  soaring  flight 
To  realms  of  joy  and  worlds  of  light. 

4  Scarce  a  few  hours  or  minutes  roll 
Ere  each  reclaims  my  captive  soul; 
I  feel  its  sympathetic  force, 

And  headlong  urge  my  downward  course. 

5  How  short  the  joys  thy  visits  give  ! 
How  long  thine  absence,  Lord,  I  grieve  ! 
What  clouds  obscure  my  rising  sun, 

Or  intercept  its  rays  at  noon ! 

6  Great  God,  assist  me  thro*  the  fight; 
Make  me  to  triumph  in  thy  might; 
Thou  the  desponding  heart  canst  raise— 
The  vict'ry  mine,  and  thine  the  praise. 

221.     C.  M.     Erskine. 
Conjiict  between  Sin  and  Hcliness, 

1  ^  71  /  HEN  heaven  does  grant  at  certain  times, 

V  V     Amidst  a  powVful  gale. 

Sweet  liberty  to  moan  my  crimes, 

And  wandVings  to  bewail — 

2  Then  do  I  dream  my  sinful  brood 

Is  drown *d  in  the  wide  main 
Of  chrvstal  tears  and  crimson  blood, 
And  ne'er  will  live  again. 

3  I  get  mv  foes  beneath  my  feet, 

I  bruise  the  serpent's  head  ; 
I  hope  the  victVy  is  complete, 
And  all  my  lusts  are  dead. 

4  But  ah,  alas  !  th'  ensuing  hour  • 

My  passions  rise  and  swell; 
Thev  rage  and  reinforce  their  pow'r 
With  new  recruits  from  hell. 
[5  Then  straight  my  Lord,  with  sweet  surprise, 
Returns  to  loose  my  bands  ; 


CONFLICT— CONVERSION.         222 

With  '  kind  compassion  in  his  eyes, 
And  pardon  in  his  hands.'] 

6  Thus  my  whole  life  is  nothing  else 
Eut  hcav'n  and  hell  by  tarns  ; 
My  soul  that  now  in  Goshen  dwells, 
Anon  in  Egypt  mourns. 

222.     C.  M,     Stogdon, 
Dhldixl  Heart  lamentecL., VvQixi.  vli.  19* 

1  O  TR  ANGE  that  so  much  of  heav'n  and  hell 
^   Should  in  one  boriom  meet  ! 

Lord,  can  thy  Spirit  ever  dwell 
Where  satan  has  a  seat  \ 

2  Now  I  am  ail  transformM  to  love, 

And  could  expire  in  praise  ; 
Anon,  not  all  the  joys  above 
One  cheerful  note  can  raise. 

3  By  faidikss  hopes  and  golden  dreams, 

I'm  tortur'd  or  betray'd  j 
Still  toss'd  between  the  two  extrenies, 
Too  vain  or  too  dismay'd. 

4  Decide  the  dubious,  avv^ful  case 

By  some  assuring  sign  ; 
And  O,  may  thy  ali-conqu*ring  grace' 
Demonstrate  I  am  thine. 

223.     L.  M.     Dohell 
Behold  he  prayetIu...P^ci^  ix.  IL 

1  QINCE,  Lord,  thy  mighty  grace  did  call 
^  A  bloody,  persecuting  Saul, 

Let  none  despair — here  God  displays 
His  sovereign  pow'r— behold  he  prays. 

2  The  soul  that's  truly  born  of  God 

Delights  to  run  the  heav'nly  road  ; 
He  nnourns  for  sin,  and  hates  the  ways 
Which  lead  to  death — behold  he  prays. 

[3  Now  wisdom's  ways  are  his  delight, 
And  Christ  is  precious  in  his  sight ; 


224  CONVERSION. 

With  shame  be  views  his  ill-spent  dny^, 
And  now — behold  the  sinner  prays.] 

4  Grace  is  the  tlieme  his  soul  explores; 
A  God  in  Christ  his  soul  adores  ; 
Before  the  cross  his  fears  he  lays, 
And  now  to  God — behold  he  prays, 

3  He  flies  from  v/orks  to  Jesu's  blood, 
Yet  proves  b)  works  he's  born  of  God: 
He  runs  with  joy  in  Zion's  ways, 
And  to  his  God — behold  be  prays. 

6  In  heav'n  each  ], raying  soul  shall  see 
Salvation  was  both  rich  and  free  ; 
And  thro'  eternal  ages  raise 
Their  song  to  great  Jehovah's  praise. 

224.     L.     M.     HilPsCoh 
Convrrfhig  Grace.,». Acts  ix.  5.*. A  Tim.  i.  15, 

1  1^1 1^  ever  one  of  Adam's  race 

-i-^  Cost  thee,  my  Lord,  more  toil  and  grac^ 
Than  !  have  done,  before  my  soul 
Could  )  ield  to  thy  divine  controul  ? 

2  How  great  the  pow'r,  hov/  vast  the  sway, 
That  fir^t  constrain'd  me  to  obey  ! 
How  large  the  grace  thou  didst  impart 
That  conquer'd  sin  and  won  my  heart. 

3  Vile  was  my  heart,  deep  plung'd  in  sin— 
A  dismal  den  of  thieves  within, 
Where  ev'ry  lust  presumed  to  dwell> 
The  hateful  progeny  of  hell. 

4  A  base  apostate  from  my  God, 

I  trampled  on  the  Saviour's  blood  ; 
I  scorn'd  his  mercy,  mock'd  his  pain, 
And  crucif)'d  my  Lord  again. 

5  But  lo!  the  chief  of  sinners  now 

Is  brought  before  thy  throne  to  bow  ; 
Surely  this  mighty  pow'r  from  thee, 
Can  conquer  all,  that  conquers  me. 


CONVERSION.  Q2$ 

6  Hail,  dearest  Lord,  my  choicest  lov^, 
Bv  pity  drawn  from  realms  above  ; 
I  wonder  at  that  grace  of  tfiine, 
That  won  a  heart  so  v:ie  as  mine  ! 

225.     C.  M.     JVal/m. 
Converting  Grace,...'Ps,  xlv.  3 — 5, 
1    TT  AIL,  might)  Jcsiis,  how  divme 
-*--■■   Is  thy  victorious  sword  ! 
The  stoutest  rebel  must  resign 
At  thy  commanding  word. 
f2  The  strongest  holds  of  satan  }  ield 
To  thine  all-conquVing  hard  ; 
When  once  thy  glorious  arm's  rcveaPd 
No  creature  can  withstand.] 

3  Deep  are  the  wounds  thine  arrows  give  ; 

They  pierce  the  hardest  heart  ; 
Thy  smiles  of  grace  the  slain  revive, 
And  joy  succeeds  to  smart. 

4  Stili  gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh, 

Ride  with  majebtic  swa\' ; 
Go  forth,  sweei  prince,  triumiphantly, 
And  make  thy  foes  obey. 

5  And  when  thy  victVies  are  complete, 

And  all  the  chosen  rnce 
Shall  round  the  throi^e  of  glory  meet 
To  sing  thy  conquVing  grace— 

6  O  may  my  humble  soul  be  found 

Among  that  favor'd  band  ! 
And  I,  with  them,  thy  praise  will  sound, 
Throughout  Imnaniiei's  land. 

296.     C.  M.     H^:i]ims. 
yaikr'^s;  Conversion*,,, P^cih  xvi.  SO,  Z^. 
t    T    ORL),  we  adore  thy  matchless  ways 
-*— ^  In  br:n;',ing  souls  to  dice  ; 
We  sing  and  shout  erernal  praise, 
For  grace  so  iuil  and  iree. 


227  CONVERSION. 

S  Thy  grace  pervades  the  prison's  gloom, 
And  shines  with  lustre  there  ; 
Thy  pow'r  can  bring  a  jailor  home. 
With  trembling,  hope,  and  fear. 

-3  "  What  must  I  dc,"  the  Jailor  cries; 
"  To  save  my  sinking  soul  ? 
"  Believe  in  Christ,"  the  word  replies, 
"  Thy  faith  shall  make  thee  whole.'* 
[4  By  doing,  we  are  all  undone ; 
The  law  to  death  condemns ; 
Our  hope,  our  help,  our  all  is  gone  ; 
But  God  salvation  sends. 

5  Our  works  are  all  the  works  of  sin, 

Our  nature  quite  deprav'd ; 

Jesus  alone  can  make  us  clean; 

By  grace  are  sinners  sav'd. 

6  "  Believe,  believe,"  the  gospel  cries, 

'*  This  is  the  living  way  : 
From  faith  in  Christ  our  hopes  arise, 
And  shine  to  perfect  day.] 

7  Come,  sinners,  then,  the  Saviour  trust, 

To  wash  you  in  his  blood ; 
To  change  your  hearts,  subdue  your  lust, 
And  bring  you  home  to  God. 

227.     C.  M.     Stennett, 
Converted  Thief,  ..Luke  xxiii.  4-2. 

1  A  S  on  the  cross  the  saviour  hung, 
-^^  And  wept,  and  bled,  and  dy'd, 
lie  pour'd  salvation  on  a  wretch 

'J'hat  languished  at  his  side. 

2  HJs  crimes  with  inward  grief  and  shame 

The  penitent  confess'd  ; 
Then  tui  n'd  his  dying  eyes  to  Christ, 
And  thus  his  pray'r  address'd  : 

3  "Jesus,  thou  Son  and  heir  of  heav'n.... 

"  Thou  spotless  Lamb  of  God, 


CONVERSION.  228 

^  I  see  thee  bath'd  in  sweat  and  tears, 
"  And  welt'ring  in  thy  blcod. 

4  "Yet  quickly  from  these  scenes  of  woe, 

**  In  triumph  thou  shalt  rise; 
"  Burst  thro'  the  gloomy  shades  of  death, 
"  And  shine  above  the  skies. 

5  *'  Amid  the  glories  of  that  vrorld, 

*^  Dear  Saviour,  think  on  me  ; 
"  And  in  the  victMes  of  thy  death, 
*'  Let  me  a  sharer  be." 

6  His  pray'r  the  dying  Jesus  hears, 

And  instantly  replies, 
"  To-day  thy  parting  soul  shall  j2 
"  With  me  in  paradise," 

228.     C.  M.     Recce's  StL 
Conversion  of  Zciccheus..,.l^'s.\kQ  xix.  1 — 6. 

1  \     SIGHT  of  Jesus,  with  his  eyes, 
■^~^  Zaccheus  long'd  to  have  : 

But  mark  how  sure  salvation  flies 
To  them  that  God  will  save. 

2  However  casual  it  may  seem, 

That  Jesus  pass'd  that  Vay  ; 
'Twas  all  according  to  the  scheme 
That  in  his  counsel  la}-, 

3  Long  in  the  cov'nant  of  his  grace 

His  worthless  name  had  been  j 
His  stature  and  his  duelling-place 
Were  both  contain'd  therein. 

4  "  Zaccheus,  haste,"  the  Saviour  said, 

"  I  come  this  vv'ay  for  thee; 
*'  Tho'  thou  in  trespasses  art  dead, 
'*  Salvation  thou  shalt  see." 

B  'Twas  not  that  he  was  Abrah'm's  son, 
In  ties  of  fle6h  and  blood ; 
For  he  was  sav'd  by  grace  alone, 
As  one  elect  of  God. 
R 


^29  CONVERSION. 

[6  Redemption  ihro'  a  Saviour's  name^ 
He  aeem'd  an  idle  dream  ; 
He  to  salvation  never  came-^ 
Salvation  came  to  him.] 
7  His  call  by  grace,  ere  time  begun, 
Was  fixt  in  day  and  hour : 
And  he  could  neither  will  nor  run 
'Till  Jesus  gave  him  pow'r. 

229.     8.  7.     Sxvain. 
Conversion^^.Jer,  xxxi.  3. 
1    /^N  the  brink  of  fi'ry  ruin, 

v^  Justice,  with  a  flaming  sword, 
Was  my  guilty  soul  pursuing 
When  I  first  beheld  my  Lord. 
[2  Terrify'd  with  Sinai's  thunder, 
Straight  I  flew  to  Calvary, 
Where  I  saw,  with  love  and  wonder, 
Him  by  faith  who  dy'd  for  me.] 
-3  *'  Sinner,**  he  exclaimed,  "  I've  lov'd  thee 
"  With  an  everlasting  love  ; 
"  Justice  has  in  me  approv'd  thee ; 
*'  Thou  shalt  dwell  with  me  above**' 
4t  Sweet  as  angels*  notes  in  heaven. 
When  to  golden  harps  they  sound, 
Is  the  voice  of  sins  forgiven. 
To  the  soul  by  satan  bound. 
5  Sweet  as  angels*  harps  in  glory. 
Was  that  heav'nly  voice  to  me. 
When  I  saw  my  Lord  before  me 
Bleed  and  die  to  set  me  free ! 
-6  Saints,  attend  with  holy  wonder! 

Sinners,  hear  and  sing  his  praise ! 

^Tis  the  God  that  holds  the  thunder 

Shews  himself  the  God  of  grace! 

2-0.     8.  8.  6.     Broxvn. 
True  Convert.»,.2  Cor.  v.  IT. 
HEN  with  mv  mind  devoutly  prest, 
Dear  Saviour,  ni)  revolving  brta&t 


w 


CONVERSION.  231 

Would  past  offences  trace  ; 
Trembling,  I  make  the  black  review, 
Vet  pleas'd  behold,  admiring  too, 

The  po\v*r  of  chnitging  grace. 

2  Tlus  tongue,  widi  blasphemies  defil'd, 

These  feet,  to  erring  paths  beguil'd, 

In  heav'niy  league  agreed  ; 
Who  couid  believe  such  lips  could  praise 
Or  think  my  dark  and  winding  ways 

Should  ever  lead, to  thee? 

3  These  eyes,  that  once  abus'd  their  sight, 
Now  lift  to  thee  their  waiVy  light, 

And  weep  a  silent  flood  : 
These  hands  ascend  in  ceaseless  pray'r  j 
O  wash  away  the  stains  they  wear 

In  thy  redeeming  blood  ! 

[4  These  ears,  that  pleas'd  could  entertain 
The  midnight  oath,  the  lustful  strain. 

When  round  the  festal  board. 
Now,  deaf  to  all  th'  enchanting  noise, 
Avoid  the  throng,  detest  the  joys. 

And  press  to  hear  thy  word.] 
'&  Thus  art  thou  serv'd  in  ev'ry  part ; 

O  wouldst  thou  more  transform  my  heart; 

This  drossy  thing  refine  ; 
That  grace  might  nature's  strength  control 
And  a  new  creatures-body— -soul 

Be,  Lord,  forever  thine  ! 

231.     8.  8.  6.     Newton, 
Poxver  of  converting  Grace.,,,  ^cts  ix.  6. 

1  T    ORD,  thou  hast  won,  at  le-ngth  I  yield  j 
-*-'  My  heart,  by  mighty  grace  compeird, 

Surrenders  all  to  thee  : 
Against  thy  terrors  long  I  strove, 
But  who  can  stand  against  thy  love  ? 

Love  conquers  even  me ! 

2  All  that  a  wretch  could  do  I  try*d — 
Thy  patience  scorn'd,  thy  pow'r  defy'd, 


S5.3  COVENANT. 

And  trampled  on  thy  laws  ; 
Scarcely  the  martyr  at  the  stake 
Could  stand  more  steadfast  for  thy  salje 

Than  I  in  satan's  cause. 

;>  But  since  thou  hast  thy  love  reveal'd, 
And  shewn  my  soul  a  pardon  seal'd, 

I  can  resist  no  more ; 
Couldst  thou  for  such  a  sinner  bleed  ^ 
Canst  thou  for  such  a  rebel  pleads 

I  wonder  and  adore  I 

4  If  thou  had  St  bid  thy  thunders  roll, 
And  lightnings  flash  to  biast  my  soul^ 

I  still  had  stubborn  been ; 
But  mercy  has  my  heart  subdu'd, 
A  bleeding  Saviour  I  have  vievv'd, 

And  now  I  hate  my  sin. 

5  Nov/,  Lord,  I  would  be  thine  alone ; 
Come  take  possession  of  thine  own, 

For  fhou  hast  set  me  free  ; 
Keleas'd  fiom  satan's  hard  command, 
See  all  my  powers  waiting  stand, 
To  be  employ'd  by  thee, 

0  My  will  conform'd  to  thine  would  move, 
On  thee,  my  hope,  desire,  and  love 

In  fixt  attention  join  : 
My  hands,  my  eyes,  my  ears,  my  Con^ue, 
Have  satan's  servants  been  too  long, 

But  now  they  shall  be  thine. 

7  And  can  I  be  the  very  same 

Who  lately  durst  blaspheme  thy  name,. 

And  on  thy  gospel  tread  ? 
Surely  each  one  who  hears  my  case 
Will  praise  thee,  and  confess  thy  grace 
Invincible  indeed  ! 

232.     L.  M.     Kent. 
Ramhoxv  of  the  Covenant. ,„Gtu,  ix.  13 — 17. 

1  T  T  THEN  in  the  cloud,  with  colours  fan', 

V  V    I  sec  the  covenant  bow  j^ppear, 


COVENANT.  233 

Its  beauteous  form  and  lovely  rays 
Awake  my  soul  to  love  and  praise, 
2  It  shows  to  me  how  firm  the  base. 
The  oath,  the  promise,  and  the  grace, 
Which  God  of  old,  ere  time  began, 
To  Zion  sware  in  Christ  his  Son. 

0  Dejected  saint,  dismiss  thy  fears. 

Still  round  the  throne  this  bow  appears. 
Proclaiming  peace  and  mercy  free, 
And  full  salvation  now  to  thee. 

4t  It  points  thy  soul  to  Jesus  now  ; 

Vindictive  wrath  once  smote  his  brow  j 

That  on  thy  guilty  soul  and  mine, 

No  storms  should  beat  of  wrath  divine. 

5  Here,  when  thy  fears  begin  to  rise. 
And  hope  in  disappointment  dies. 
This  covenant  bow  thy  fears  shall  quell— 
'Twas  made  for  thee,  in  all  things  well. 

i  Should  sin  prevail,  and  sorrows  rise, 
And  guilt  and  darkness  veil  tlie  skies. 
Still  round  the  throne  the  bow  shall  bs 
No  sign  of  wrath,  but  love  to  thee. 

233.     8s.      Tophdij, 
Stability  of  the  usi;e?2ai^^... Isaiah  liv.  10» 

1  A    i3EBTOR  to  mercy  alone, 
■^^^  Of  covenant  mercy  I  sing  : 
Nor  fear  with  thy  righteousness  on^ 
^ly  person  and  offerings  to  bring. 

2  The  terrors  of  law  and  of  God 
With  me  can  have  nothing  to  do  ; 
!My  Saviour's  obedience  and  blood 
Hide  all  my  transgressions  from  view. 

3  The  work  which  his  goodness  began 
The  arm  of  his  strength  will  complete  ; 
His  promise  is  yea  and  amen, 

And  aever  was  forfeited  yel. 


234.  COVENANT. 

4  Things  future,  nor  things  that  are  notV, 
Not  all  things  below  nor  above, 

Can  make  him  his  purpose  forego. 
Or  sever  my  soul  from  his  love, 

5  My  name  from  the  palms  of  his  handa 
Eternity  will  not  erase  ; 

Imprest  en  his  heart  it  remains, 
In  marks  of  indelible  grace. 

6  Yes,  I  to  the  end  shall  endure, 
As  sure  as  the  earnest  is  giv'n  ; 
More  happy,  b«t  not  more  secure, 
The  glorify'd  spirits  in  heav'n. 

234.     8.  r.     Lee. 
Covenant  Love.*..!  Pet.  i.  2 — 4. 

1  Tj^AK  beyond  all  comprehension 
■^     Is  Jehovah's  cov'nant  love  ; 
Who  can  fathom  its  dimension  ? 

Or  its  unknown  limits  prove  ? 

2  Ere  the  earth  upon  its  basis. 

By  creating  powV  was  built, 
Kis  designs  were  wise  and  gracious. 
For  removing  human  guilt. 

3  He  display'd  his  grand  intention 

On  the  mount  of  Calvary, 
When  he  dyM  for  our  redemption, 
Lifted  high  upon  the  tree. 

4  O  how  sweet  to  view  the  flowing 

Of  his  soul-redeeming  blood, 
With  divine  assurance,  knowing 
That  it  made  my  peace  with  Godi 

5  Why,  O  Lord,  was  I  elected. 

Thy  salvation  to  enjoy  ? 
While  such  myriads  were  rejected. 
Equally  as  good  as  I  ? 

6  Nought  foreseen  thy  love  excited. 

Faith,  or  good  desires  in  mc  ; 


COVENANT.  235 

But  because  thy  grace  delighted 
To  be  sovereign  and  free. 

r  Freely  thou  wilt  bring  to  heaven 
All  thy  chosen,  ransom'd  race, 
Who  to  thee,  their  head,  were  giv'a 
In  the  covenant  of  grace. 

235.     8.  8.  6.     Anon. 
Everlasting  Covenant, »,. 2  Sam.  xxiii.  S» 

1  "^JO VV  for  a  h\Tnn  of  praise  to  God, 
i.^    (Ye  trophies  of  a  Saviour's  blood)  ; 

Join  the  sweet  choir  alcove  ; 
All  your  harmonious  accents  bring, 
'Wake  ev'ry  high,  celestial  string, 

To  chant  redeeming  love. 

2  Ere  God  pronounc'd  creation  good, 
Or  bade  the  vast,  unbounded  flood 

Thro*  fixed  channels  run ; 
Ere  light  from  ancient  chaos  sprang, 
Or  angels  earth's  formation  sang, 

He  chose  us  in  his  Son. 

3  Then  was  the  cov'nant  order'd  sure, 
Thro'  endless  ages  to  endure, 

By  Israel's  triune  God  : 
That  none  this  cov'nant  might  evade  ; 
With  oaths  and  promises  'twas  made. 

And  ratify'd  in  blood. 

4  God  is  the  refuge  of  my  soul, 

Tho*  tempests  rage,  tho*  billows  roll, 

And  hellish  pow'rs  assail  : 
Eternal  walls  are  my  defence, 
Environ'd  with  Omnipotence, 

What  foe  can  ere  prevail  I 

5  Then  let  infernal  legions  roar. 

And  waste  their  cursed,  vengeful  pow*r^ 

My  soul  their  wrath  disdains  : 
In  God,  my  refuge,  Pm  secure, 
While  cov'nant  promises  endure, 
Or  my  Redeemer  reigns. 


236  COVENANT. 

236.     6.  8.  4.     Oliver. 
Covenant  God.,*,Ex.  iii.  6.. ..Acts  vil.  SfL 

1  n|~^HE  God  of  Abra'm  praise, 

A     Who  reigns  enthron'd  above  ; 
Aacient  of  everlasting  days, 
And  God  of  love. 

2  Jehovah  great,  I  Am, 

By  earth  and  heav'n  confest  f 
I  bow  and  bless  the  sacred  name, 
Forever  blest. 

f3      The  God  of  Abra'm  praise. 
At  whose  supreme  command. 
From  earth  I  rise,  and  seek  the  joys 
At  his  right  hand.] 

4       I  all  on  earth  forsake — 

Its  wisdom,  fame,  and  pow'r  ; 
And  him  my  only  portion  make^ 
My  shield  and  tow'r. 

S'       The  God  of  Abra'm  praise, 
Whose  all-sufficient  grace 
Shall  guide  me  all  my  happy  days 
In  all  his  ways. 

6  He  calls  a  worm  his  friend  J 
He  calls  himself  my  God  ! 

And  he  shall  save  me  to  the  end, 
Thro'  Jesu's  blood. 

7  He  by  himself  has  sworn  ; 
I  on  his  oadi  depend  ; 

I  shall,  on  eagle's  wings  upborne^ 
To  heav'n  ascend. 

$       I  shall  behold  his  face  ; 
I  shall  his  pow'r  adore  ; 
And  sing  the  wonders  of  his  grace 
I^r  evermore. 

PART   2. 
#       Tho'  nature's  strength  decay, 
And  earth  and  hell  withstiind. 


COVENANT.  a36 

To  Canaan's  bounds  I  urge  my  way. 
At  his  command. 

10  The  watry  deep  I  pass, 
With  Jesus  in  my  view  ; 

And  ihro'  this  howling  wilderness 
jMy  way  pursue. 

11  The  goodly  land  I  see, 
With  peace  and  plenty  blest  j 

The  land  of  sacred  liberty, 
And  endless  rest  : 

[12    There  milk  and  honey  flow, 
And  oil  and  wine  abound  ; 
And  trees  of  life  forever  ^row, 
With  mercy  crown'd*] 

13  There  dwells  the  Lord,  our  King— • 
The  Lord,  our  Righteousness, 

(Triumphant  o'er  the  world  and  sin), 
The  Prince  of  peace. 

14  On  Zion's  sacred  height 
His  kingdom  still  maintains  ; 

And,  glorious  with  his  saints  in  light. 
Forever  reigns. 

15  He  keeps  his  own  secure  : 

He  guards  them  by  his  side — 
Arrays  in  garments  white  and  pure 
His  spotless  bride. 

16  With  streams  of  sacred  bliss, 
With  wines  of  living  joys, 

W^ith  all  the  fruits  of  Paradise, 
He  still  supplies. 

PART   3. 

17  Before  the  great  Three*One, 
His  saints  exulting  stand, 

And  shout  the  wonders  grace  hath  done. 
Thro'  all  their  land. 

18  The  listening  spheres  attend, 
And  swell  the  growing  fame  ; 


237  CREATION. 

Arc!  sing  in  songs  that  never  end, 
The  wond'rous  name, 

19  The  Triune  God  on  high. 
The  glad  archangels  sing  ; 

And  "  holy,  holy,  holy,"  cry, 
"  Almighty  King  ! 

20  **  Who  wast  and  art  the  same  | 
"  And  evermore  shalt  be  ; 

"  Jehovah,  Father,  Great  I  Am, 
"We  worship  thee  !'' 

21  Befoit;  tlie  Saviour's  fiice, 
The  ransom'd  nations  bow  j 

0\jrwhelm'd  by  his  almighty  grace, 
Forever  new. 

22  He  shews  his  scars  of  love  ! 
They  kindle  to  a  flame  ! 

And  sound  thro'  all  the  worlds  above 
The  slaughterM  Lamb. 

23  The  whole  triumphant  host 
Give  thanks  to  God  on  high  ; 

**1lail,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,*' 
Tiiey  ever  cry. 

24  Hail,  Abrah'm's  God  and  mine  !• 
(I  join  the  heav'nly  lays); 

All  might  and  majesty  are  thine, 
And  endless  praise. 

237.     L.  M.     Needham. 
Creatio?2. .t,Gtn*  i.  31. 

1  T    OOK  up,  ye  saints,  direct  your  eyes 
-*— ^  To  him  who  dwells  above  the  skies  ; 
With  your  glad  notes  his  praise  rehearse. 
Who  form'd  the  might}^  universe. 

2  He  spake  ;  and  from  the  womb  of  night 
At  once  sprung  forth  the  cheering  light  | 
Him  discord  heard,  and  at  his  nod 
Expanded  beauty  spoke  the  God. 


CREATION.  2S« 

8  The  word  he  gave  :  th'  obedient  sunt 
Began  his  glorious  race  to  run  ; 
Nor  silver  moon,  nor  stars  delay 
To  glide  along  th'  aetherial  way. 

4  Teeming  with  life,  air,  earth,  and  sea, 
Obey  th'  Almighty's  high  decree  ; 
To  ev*ry  tribe  he  gives  their  food  ; 
Then  speaks  the  whole  divinely  good. 

3  But  to  complete  the  wond'rous  plan, 
From  earth  and  dust  he  fashions  man  j 
In  man  the  last,  in  man  the  best. 
The  Maker's  image  stands  confest. 

6  Lord,  while  thy  glorious  works  I  view. 
Form  thou  my  heart  and  soul  anew  ; 
Here  bid  thy  purest  light  to  shine, 
And  beauty  glow  with  charms  divine  • 

238.     8. 8.  6.     Ogihie. 
Ujiiversal  Praisc^VsixXm  cxlviii. 

1  T>  EGIN,  my  soul,  th*  exalted  lay  ; 
J-^  Let  each  enraptur'd  thought  obey, 

And  praise  th'  Almighty's  name  ; 
Lo!  heav'n  and  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies 
lin  one  melodious  concert  rise. 

To  swell  th*  inspiring  theme. 

2  Thou  heav'n  of  heav'ns,  his  vast  abode, 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  forming  God ; 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  pow'r : 
Lo!  on  the  lightning's  glcamy  wing 
iri  triumph  walks  th'  eternal  king  j 

Th'  astonish'd  worlds  adore. 

3  Ye  deeps,  v/ith  roaring  billows  rise, 
To  join  the  thunders  of  the  skits, 

Praise  him  who  bids  you  roll; 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
£ach  whisp'ring  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 


239  DEATH. 

4  Wake,  all  ye  soaring-  throngs,  and  sing, 
Ye  cheerful  warblers  of  the  spring, 

Harmonious  anthems  raise 
To  him  uho  shapM  your  finer  mould, 
Who  tipp'd  your  glitt'ring  wings  of  gold, 

And  tun'd  your  voice  to  praise.  ' 

5  Let  man,  by  noble  passions  sway'd. 
The  feeling  heart,  the  judging  head, 

In  heav'nly  praise  employ ; 
Spread  the  Creator's  name  around, 
'Till  heaven's  broad  arch  ring  back  the  sound, 

In  general  bursts  of  joy. 

239.     L.  M.     S ^ 

Unknown  World, 
1    f^  BY  what  gUmmVing  light  we  view 
V_>/  That  unknown  world  we're  hastening  to! 
God  hath  lork'd  up  the  mystic  page, 
And  curtain'd  darkness  round  the  stage. 

•JJ  We  talk  of  heav'n,  we  talk  of  hell. 

But  what  they  mean,  no  tongue  can  tell! 
Heav'n  is  the  realm  where  angels  are, 
And  hell  the  chaos  of  despair. 

3  But  what  these  awful  words  imply 
None  of  us  know  before  we  die ! 
Whether  v/e  will  or  not — we  must 
Take  the  succeeding  world  on  trust, 

4  Swift  fiies  the  soul — perhaps  *tis  gone 
Ten  thousand  leagues  beyond  the  sun: 
Or  twice  ten  thousand  more  thrice  told 
Ere  the  forsaken  clay  is  cold. 

5  But  ah  !  no  notices  they  give. 

Nor  ttU  us  where  or  how  they  live  ; 
Tho'  conscious  while  with  us  below 
How  much  themselves  desir'd  toknow« 

6  As  if  bouxid  up  by  solemn  fate. 
To  keep  this  secret  of  their  slate, 


DEATH.  ^0 

To  tell  their  joys  or  pains  to  none, 
That  man  may  live  by  faith  alone. 

7  Well! — let  our  Sov'reign,  if  he  please, 
Lock  up  his  marvellous  decrees ; 
Why  should  we  wish  him  to  reveal 
What  he  thinks  proper  to  conceal  \ 

£-8  It  is  enough  that  we  believe 

Heav'n's  brighter  far  than  we  conceive  : 

And  O  may  God  our  souls  prepare 

To  meet  and  bless,  and  praise  him  there.] 

24-0.     L.  M.     Dohell 

Supposed  Conversation  betvjeen  the  Mother  and  the 

Child  after  Death, 

MOTHER. 

1  AH!  little  sojourner  below, 

Mj^  O  why  from  hence  so  quickly  gone? 

Say — is  this  world  so  full  of  woe, 

That  thou  shouldst  quit  thine  earthly  home  ? 

CHILD. 

2  Vain  world,  how  transient  is  its  joy- 
Its  pleasures  soon  will  end  in  pain; 
But  where  I'm  gone  there's  no  alloy; 
Who  would  not  die  this  bliss  to  gain  1 

3  Here  babes,  like  me,  forever  sing 
The  dear  Redeemer's  dying  love; 

Our  songs  make  heav'n's  high  arches  ring. 
And  rills  of  bliss  fill  all  above. 

4  Then  cease  t'  indulge  th*  falling  tear, 
I  now  with  Jesus  ever  dwell ; 

If  you  my  praises  did  but  hear. 
You'd  surely  say  that  all  is  well. 

5  Now  let  each  fun-ow'd  cheek  be  dr\', 
And  the  Redeemer's  grace  adore  ; 
Soon  shall  you  mount  with  me  on  high 
To  sing  and  praise,  and  part  no  more. 

S 


sa  dj:ath. 

241.  C.   M.     DobelL 
Death  of  a  Child,...!  Sam.  iil.  18. 

1  f~^  OD  hath  bereav'd  me  of  my  child; 
VT   His  hand  in  this  I've  view'd ; 

It  ia  the  Lord,  shall  I  complain  ? 
"  He  doth  what  seems  him  good!'* 

2  I  know  the  Lord  does  all  things  well ; 

His  will  has  always  stood  j 
It  is  the  Lord,  I  this  can  tell, 
He  doth  what  seems  him  good! 

3  'Twas  God  who  gave  my  child  to  me, 

Th'  appointed  time  he  stood  j 
It  is  the  Lord,  I  plainly  see, 

He  doth  what  seems  him  good ! 

4  Yet  nature  feels — but  ah,  he's  gone— 

For  him  my  tears  have  flow'd  j 
It  is  the  Lord,  his  hand  I  own. 
He  doth  what  seems  him  goodo 

5  Support  my  sinking  spirit  up 

Under  this  heavy  load, 
It  is  the  Lord,  and  he  is  just, 
He  doth  what  seems  him  good* 

6  It  is  on  thee  my  hope  is  stay'd, 

I  know  thou  art  my  God ; 
It  is  the  Lord,  his  hand  I'll  bless. 
He  doth  what  seems  him  good. 

7  Uphold  me.  Lord,  by  grace  divine. 

And  cleanse  me  with  thy  blood  j 
I  now  resign  my  all  to  thee, 
Since  all  things  work  for  good. 

242.  €.  M.     Knight, 
Death  of  a  Chiid....ti  Sam.  xii.  22,  ^3. 

t     /\   J  ./iS!  how  chang'd  that  lovtK  flowV, 
J^  Vv  hich  blocrr'd  and  cheer'd  my  heart  I 
Fair  fleeting  crmfort  of  an  hour, 
How  soon  we're  caii'd  to  part! 


DEATH.  241 

2  And  shall  my  bleeding  heart  arraign 
That  God,  \vho«ie  ways  are  love  ? 
Or  vainly  cherish  anxious  pain 
For  her  who  rests  above  ? 

5  No ! — let  me  rather  humbly  pay 

Obedience  to  his  will, 
And  with  my  inmost  spirit  say, 
The  Lord  is  right'ous  still. 
4  From  adverse  blasts,  and  lowering  storms, 
Her  favor'd  soul  he  bore, 
And  with  yon  bright,  angelic  forms, 
She  lives,  to  die  no  more. 

6  Why,  should  I  vex  my  heart,  or  fast ; 

No  more  she'li  visit  rae ; 
My  soul  will  mount  to  her  at  last, 

And  I  her  face  shall  see. 
6  Prepare  me,  blessed  Lord,  to  share 

The  bliss  thy  people  prove  ; 
Who  round  thy  glcrioas  throne  appear, 

And  dv/ell  in  perfect  love. 

243.     C.  M.     Stennett, 
Death  of  an  Infap,t..,,'^ldiU  xix.  14. 

1  T^HY  life  I  read,  my  dearest  Lord, 

-^    With  transport  ail  divine  ; 
Thine  image  trace  in  ev*ry  word, 
Thy  love  in  ev'ry  line. 

2  Mefhinks  I  see  a  thousand  charms 

Spread  o*er  thy  lovely  face. 

While  infants  in  thy  tender  arms 

Receive  the  smiling  grace. 

3  "  I  take  these  little  lambs,"  said  he, 

*'  And  lay  them  in  my  breast ; 
"  Protection  they  shall  find  in  me.... 
"  In  me  be  ever  blest. 

4  "  Death  may  the  bands  of  life  unloose, 

"  But  can't  dissolve  my  love ; 


5244  DEATH. 

"  Millions  of  infant-souls  compose 
"  The  family  above. 

5  ''  Their  feeble  frames  my  pow'r  shall  raise, 

••^  And  mould  with  heavenly  skill ; 
"  I'll  give  them  tongues  to  sin^r  my  praise, 
*'  And  hands  to  do  my  will." 

6  His  words,  ye  happy  parents,  hear, 

And  shout  with  joys  divine  ; 
Dear  Saviour,  all  we  have  and  are 
Shall  be  forever  thine  ! 

244.     C.   M.     Olding. 
Death  of  a  youJig  P^rso;?.... Psalm  cii.  23. 

1  TV /fY  Tather  calls  me  to  his  arms, 
ly^  And  willingly  1  go : 

With  ch.cerfulness  I  bid  farewell 
To  evVy  thing  below. 

2  My  tender  parents,  kind  and  dear, 

I  bid  farewell  to  you ; 
Tho'  nature  feels,  and  I  can  find 
'Tis  hard  to  say,  adieu  ! 

3  Ye  friends  and  kindred  lov'd  me  much. 

Ye  hold  me  near  your  heart; 
And  still  I  feel  that  I  can  love. 
And  find  it  hard  to  part. 

4'  Ye  brothers,  sisters,  me  you  love. 
And  love  I  also  feel ; 
I  see  your  tender  passions  move— 
Your  grief  you  can't  conceal. 
5  But  do  not  weep  or  grieve  for  me ; 
You  know  I  must  go  home ; 
I  was  upon  a  visit  here, 
And  now  I  must  return. 
[6  Farewell,  thou  world,  with  all  thy  toysf 
For  thou  hast  been  to  me 
A  world  of  transitory  joys. 
Of  sin  and  vanity. 


DEATH.  245 

7  Now  I  rejoice  to  leave  this  world 

Of  sorrow,  sin,  and  pain  : 
I  know  I'm  wash'd  rn  Jesu's  blood, 
And  shall  a  crown  obtain, 

8  I'ni  going  to  my  heav'nly  friend, 

My  Jesus  and  my  all  : 
He  calls  to  take  me  to  his  arms— - 
I  will  obey  the  call.] 

24-5.     C.  M.     Cruden..„altered, 
Death  iwcertain,,.»'Ecd,  ix.  10. 
1   /^OME,  O  my  soul,  look  up  and  see 
^^   How  swift  the  moments  run  ! 
Swift  as  the  wheel  of  time  whirls  round 
My  closing  day  brings  on. 

[2  Some  busy  hand,  perhaps,  this  hour, 
Is  weaving  fast  my  shroud  ; 
Soon  hoary  winter  will  draw  on, 
And  freeze  life's  vital  flood.] 

3  Few  clocks,  for  aught  I  know,  may  strike 

Before  my  funeral  knell, 
Which,  by  its  doleful,  sounding  tongue, 
Shall  my  departure  tell. 

4  '  When  the  grim  king  of  terrors  calls. 

May  I  triumphant  stand  j 
And  find  my  Saviour  then  my  friend, 
To  guide  me  with  his  hand. 

5  Then  shall  my  spirit  soar  away 

To  heav'n,  and  see  his  face  ; 
And  sing,  with  all  the  ransom'd  throng. 
The  wonders  of  his  grace.' 

246.     C.  M.     Anon, 
FarervelL 
1  'VT'E  fleeting  charms  of  earth,  farewell! 
-*-     Your  springs  of  joy  are  dry  ; 
My  soul  now  seeks  another  home..*. 
A  brighter  world  on  high. 
S2 


247  DEATH^ 

2  Farewell,  ye  friends,  whose  tender  care 

Has  long  engaged  my  love  ; 
Your  fond  embrace  I  now  exchange 
For  better  friends  above, 

3  Cheerful  I  leave  this  vale  of  tears, 

Where  pains  and  sorrows  grow  ; 
Welcome  the  day  that  ends  my  toil, 
And  ev'ry  scene  of  woe. 

4  No  more  shall  sin  disturb  my  breast— 

My  God  shall  frown  no  more  ; 
The  streams  of  love  divine  shall  yield 
Transports  unknown  before. 

5  Fly,  then,  ye  interposing  days — 

Lord,  send  thy  summons  down  ; 
The  hand  that  strikes  me  to  the  dust, 
Shall  raise  me  to  a  crown. 

24r.     L.  M.     HarrisoJi. 
Longing  for  glory, 

1  TT  ASTE,  that  delightful,  awful  day, 
XJL  When  this,  my  soul,  shall  leave  her  clay- 
Mount  up  and  make  her  last  remove. 

And  join  the  church  of  Christ  above. 

2  Vain  world  !  what  are  thy  toys  to  me  \ 
'Tis  Jesus  whom  I  long  to  see  : 

I'd  leave  my  friends,  my  life,  my  all,, 
^nd  thus  address  this  earthly  ball : — 

3  "  Farewell  \  no  more  I  tread  your  ground  ; 
"  No  more  I  need  the  gospel  sound  : 

"  My  feet  have  reach'd  the  heav'nly  shore— 
"  I  know  no  imperfection  more. 

4  "Let  friends  no  more  my  suff'rings  mourny 
"  Nor  view  my  relics  with  concern  : 

**  O  cease  to  drop  the  pitying  tear— 
'^  I've  past  beyond  the  reach  of  fear. 

5  "  Thro'  tribulation,  sharp  and  long, 

"  I'm  brought  to  join  the  sinless,  throng  j 


DEATH.  24Q 

^*  Glory  to  God  for  ev'ry  woe, 

"  And  all  the  pain  I  felt  below. 

6  "  All  glory  to  the  Lamb  of  God  ! 

"  My  robes  are  spotless  thro*  his  blood  t 
*'  'Tis  thro'  his  free  and  sovereign  grace 
"  I  now  behold  his  blissful  face." 

[7   Worthy  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slainy 
In  glory  infinite  to  reign  ; 
To  him  be  endless  praises  giv'n, 
By  all  on  earth  and  all  in  heav'n.j 

248.     C.  M.     3fason. 
Hope  of  Heaven, 
1   T  SOJOURN  in  a  vale  of  tears  ^ 
-*-  Alas  !  how  can  I  sing  ? 
My  harp  doth  on  the  willows  hang, 
Untun'd  in  evVy  string* 

[2  O  come,  my  dear,  almighty  Lord...* 
My  sweetest,  surest  friend  : 
Come — for  I  loath  these  Kedar  tents, 
Thy  fi*ry  chariots  send.] 

[3  What  have  I  here  ?  My  thoughts  and  joys^ 
So  long  disposed  to  roam. 
Are  fixt,  and  I  will  follow  them 
To  my  eternal  home.] 

4  What  have  I  in  this  barren  land  \ 

My  Jesus  is  not  here  ; 
Mine  eyes  will  ne^er  be  blest,  untM 
My  Jesus  doth  appear. 

3  My  Jesus  is  gone  up  to  heaven, 
To  get  a  place  for  me  ; 
For  'tis  his  will  that  where  he  is. 
His  followers  should  be. 

6  Canaan  I  view  from  Pisgah's  top- 1 
Of  Canaan's  grapes  I  taste  ; 
My  Lord,  who  sends  unto  me  here. 
Will  send  for  me  at  las*. 


249  DEATH. 

[7  I  bave  a  God  that  changeth  not — • 
Why  should  I  be  perpIexM  ? 
My  God,  who  owns  me  in  this  world, 
Will  own  me  in  the  next.] 

[8  Go  fearless,  then,  my  soul,  with  God, 
Into  another  room  : 
Thou  who  hast  walked  with  him  here, 
Go,  see  thy  God  at  home.] 
9  My  dearest  friends,  they  dwell  above  ; 
Them  will  I  go  to  see  ; 
And  all  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Wiil  soon  come  after  me. 

249.     C.  M.      Toplachjs  Col 
Happiness  of  Saints  dtparted„.,^QV,  xiv.  1 — 3. 
1    TTOW  happy  are  the  souls  above, 
-■-  -*■  From  sin  and  sorrow  free  ! 
With  Jesus  they  are  now  at  rest. 
And  all  his  glory  see  ! 

5  "  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  aloud  they  cry, 

"  That  brought  us  here  to  God  :'' 
In  ceaseless  hymns  of  praise  they  shout 
The  virtue  of  his  blood. 

3  Sweet  gratitude  inspires  their  songs, 

Ambitious  to  proclaim. 
Before  the  Father's  awful  throne, 
The  honours  of  the  Lamb. 

4  With  wond 'ring  joy  they  recollect 

Their  fears  and  dangers  past ; 
And  bless  the  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  love. 
Which  brought  them  safe  at  last. 
$  They  follow  the  exalted  Lamb, 
Where'er  they  see  him  go  ; 
And  at  the  footstool  of  his  grace 

Their  blood-bought  crowns  they  throw* 

6  Lord,  Itt  the  merit  of  thy  death 

To  me  be  likewise  giv'n  \ 


DEATH.  250 

And  I,  with  them,  will  shout  thy  praise 
Thro'  all  the  streets  of  heav'n. 

250.     C.  M.     Doddridge. 
Death  of  a  Minister, „.}o^\\\ji2(  i.  2 — 5. 

1  '^[OW  let  our  drooping  hearts  revive, 
-*-^    And  all  our  tears  be  dry  ; 

Why  should  those  eyes  be  drown'd  in  grief, 
Which  view  a  Saviour  nigh  ? 

2  What  tho*  the  arm  of  conq'ring  death 

Does  God's  own  house  invade  ? 
What  tho'  the  prophet  and  the  priest 
Be  numbered  with  the  dead  ? 

3  Tho'  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust..«» 

The  aged  and  the  young.... 
The  v/atchful  eye  in  darkness  closM, 
And  mute  th'  instructive  tongue  : 

4  Th*  eternal  Shepherd  still  survives^ 

New  comfort  to  impart  ; 
His  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

5  "  Lo,  I  am  with  you,"  saith  the  Lord, 

'^  My  church  shall  safe  abide  ; 
*'  For  I  will  ne'er  forsake  my  own, 
'^  Whose  souls  in  me  confide." 

6  Thro'  ev'ry  scene  of  life  and  death, 

This  promise  is  our  trust : 
And  this  shall  be  our  childr  *^'s  song, 
When  we  are  cold  in  dust. 

251.     C.  M.     Steele. 
Victory  over  Death.,,,!  Cor.  xv.  57. 
1  T  X  THEN  death  appears  before  my  sight^ 
V  V     In  all  his  dire  array, 
Unequal  to  the  dreadful  fight, 
My  courage  dies  away. 
^  But  see  my  glorious  leader  nigh  ! 
My  Lord,  my  Saviour  lives ; 


25^2  DEATH. 

Before  him  death's  pale  terrors  fly. 
And  my  faint  heart  revives. 

3  He  left  his  dazzling  throne  above, 

To  meet  the  tyrant's  dart  ; 
And  O  amazing  povv'r  of  love  ! 
Rect  iv'd  it  in  his  heart  ! 

4  O  for  the  eye  of  faith  divine 

To  pierce  be\ond  the  grave  ! 
To  see  that  Friend,  and  call  him  mine, 
Whose  arm  is  strong  to  save. 

PART  SECOND. 

5  Lord  I  commit  my  soul  to  thee-— 

Accept  the  sacred  trust  ; 
Receive  this  nobler  part  of  me. 
And  watch  my  sUepinp^  dust  : 

6  'Till  that  illustrious  morning  come, 

Wiien  all  ih)-  saints  shall  rise, 
And,  cloth'd  in  full,  immortal  bloom, 
Attend  thee  to  the  skies; 

7  When  thy  triumphant  armies  sing 

The  honors  oi  thy  name  ; 
And  heav'n's  eternal  a- dies  ring 
With  glory  to  the  Lamb  : 

8  O  let  me  join  the  raptur'd  lays, 

And  with  the  blissful  throng, 
Resound  salvation,  pow'r,  and  praise, 
In  everlasting  soi:g  \ 

252.     C.  M.     Doddridge, 
Death  and  yudgmQ7iU,.MQh.  ix.  27. 
[1  TJEAVN  has  conlirmM  the  great  decree, 
•*•  ^  That  Adam's  race  must  die  : 
One  general  ruin  sweeps  them  down, 
And  low  in  dust  they  lie.] 
S  Ye  living  nien,  thy  tomb  survey. 

Where  you  must  quickly  dwell ; 
Hark  how  the  awful  summons  sounds 
In  Qv''ry  fiin'ral  knell. 


DEATH.  i53 

B  Once  you  must  die  ;  and  once  for  all, 
The  solemn  purport  weigh  ; 
For  know  that  heav'n  and  hell  are  hung 
On  that  important  day. 

4  Those  eyes  so  long  in  darkness  veil'd 

Must  wake,  the  judge  to  see  ; 
And  ev*ry  word  and  ev'ry  thought 
JNIust  pass  his  scrutiny. 

5  O  may  I  in  the  Judge  behold 

My  Saviour  and  my  Friend  ; 
And,  far  beyond  the  reach  of  death. 
With  all  his  saints  ascend. 

252,     S.  M.     Doddridge. 
Support  in  Death, .,.FsiX[m  xxiii.  4; 
■  %        T>  EHOLD  the  gloomy  vale, 

■^   Which  thou,  my  soul,  must  tread. 
Beset  with  terrors  fierce  and  pale, 
That  leads  the^  to  the  dead. 

2  Ye  pleasing  scenes,  adieu. 
Which  I  so  long  have  known  ; 

My  friends,  a  long  farewell  to  yoUj 
For  I  must  pass  alone. 

3  And  thou,  beloved  clay, 
Long  partner  of  my  cares, 

In  this  rough  path  art  torn  away, 
With  agony  and  tears. 

[4      But  see  a  ray  of  light, 
With  splendor  all  divine. 
Breaks  thro'  these  doleful  realms  of  nigLtj 
And  makes  its  horrors  shine.] 

5  Where  death  and  darkness  reigns, 
Jehovah  is  my  stay ; 

His  rod  my  tretnbiing  feet  sustains— 
His  staff  defends  my  way. 

6  Dear  Shepherd,  lead  me  on  ; 
My  soul  disdains  to  fear , 


254  DEATH. 

Death's  gloomy  phantoms  all  are  flowH, 
Now  life's  great  Lord  is  near, 

254.     7s.     Grant. 
On  a  Saint  entering  Heaven„„lsd\sih.  Ixiv.  4% 

1  \X/HY  was  unbelieving  I, 

V  V     Trembling  so  afraid  to  die  ? 
Now  my  feet  in  safety  stand 
Here  within  the  promise  land.  HaL 

2  O  what  wond'rous  grace  is  here, 
Now  I'm  safe  from  ev'ry  fear! 
Sin  and  doubts  are  ever  gone— . 
Sighing  shall  no  more  be  known. 

3  Henceforth  neither  grief  nor  pain  ; 
Here  successive  pleasures  reign  j 
All  things  our  hosannas  raise ; 

O  the  glories  of  this  place  ! 

[4  O,  yc  perff  ct,  happy  ones, 
Let  me  try  to  join  your  tunes' 
Come  let  us  exalt  the  Lamb^ 
Singing  ever  to  his  name. 

5  He  our  full  redemption  wrought ; 
He  for  us  this  glory  bought ; 
From  the  earth  he  calls  us  home  ; 
To  our  Father's  house  we're  come. 

6  Oft  in  Kedar's  tents  I  try'd, 
When  my  God  his  face  did  hide, 
With  my  friends  to  raise  this  song, 
But  it  languish'd  on  my  tongue.] 

^  Jesus  now  unveils  his  face  ; 

Here  I  shout  of  sovereign  grace  ; 
FillM  with  love,  incessant  cry. 
To  his  praise  in  raptures  high. 

8  O,  my  drooping  friends  below, 
Did  you  half  this  glory  know, 
Daily  would  you  stretch  the  wing., 
Here  to  fly  and  thus  to  sing.  Hal. 


DEATH.  255 

255.     8s.     Wesley, 
Death  of  a  Brother.  ,„Kqv,  xiv.  13. 

1  T  J  O  W  blest  is  our  brother,  bereft 
AX  Of  all  that  could  burden  his  mind ! 
How  easy  the  soul  that  hath  left 

This  wearisome  body  behind  ! 

2  Tnis  earth  is  affected  no  more 
With  sickness,  or  shaken  with  painj 
The  war  in  the  members  is  o'er  j 
And  never  shall  vex  him  again. 

[3  Thi'?  languishing  head  is  at  rest ; 
Its  thinking  and  aching  are  o'er  ; 
This  quiet,  immoveable  breast 
Is  heav'd  by  aiHiction  no  more.] 

4  This  heart  is  no  longer  the  seat 
Of  trouble  and  torturing  pain  ; 
It  ceases  to  flutter  and  beat — 
It  never  shall  flutter  again. 

5  The  lids  that  he  seldom  could  close, 
By  sorrows  forbidden  to  sleep, 
Seal'd  up  in  the  sweetest  repose, 
Have  strangely  forgotten  to  weep. 

^  These  fountains  can  yield  no  supplies, 
These  hollows  from  water  are  free ; 
The  tears  are  all  wip'd  from  these  eyesj 
And  evils  they  never  shall  see. 

[7  To  mourn  and  to  suffer  is  mine, 
While  bound  in  a  prison  I  breathe ; 
And  still  for  deliverance  pine. 
And  press  to  the  issues  of  death.] 

S  What  now  vAih  my  tears  I  bedev/, 
O  might  I  this  moment  become  ; 
My  spirit  created  anew, 
My  flesh  be  consign'd  to  the  tomb. 
T 


256  DEATH. 

256.     8s.     Anon, 
Death  of  a  Sister, .„Rtv,  xiv.  13; 

1  'nr^'IS  finish'd!  the  conflict  is  past, 

-*-    The  heav*n-born  spirit  is  fled  ; 
Her  wish  is  accomphsh'd  at  last, 
And  now  she's  entomb'd  with  the  dead. 

2  The  months  of  affliction  are  o'er, 
The  days  and  the  nights  of  distress ; 
We  see  her  in  anguish  no  more — 
She's  gained  her  happy  release. 

3  No  sickness,  or  sorrow,  or  pais, 
Shall  ever  disquiet  her  now  ; 
For  death  to  her  spirit  was  gain, 
Since  Christ  was  her  life  when  below^ 

4  Her  soul  has  now  taken  its  flight 
To  mansions  of  glory  above, 
To  mingle  with  angels  of  light. 
And  dwell  in  the  kingdom  of  love* 

5  The  victory  now  is  obtain'd ; 
She's  gone  her  dear  Saviour  to  see  ; 
Her  wishes  she  fully  has  gain'd— 
She's  now  where  she  longed  to  be. 

6  The  coffin,  the  shroud,  and  the  grave, 
To  her  were  no  objects  of  dread ; 

On  him  who  is  mighty  to  save. 
Her  soul  was  with  confidence  stay'd. 

j7  Then  let  us  forbear  to  complain. 

That  she  is  now  gone  from  our  sight } 
We  soon  shall  behold  her  again. 
With  new  and  redoubled  delight. 

257.     8.  7. 4.      Whigrove, 

Soul  happy  on  a  Death-Bed. 

1    T^  V  KY  moiTjent  brings  me  nearer 

AI'  /Io  my  long- sought  rest  above; 

Higher  mounts  my  soul,  and  hijjher-— 

O  how  happy  to  remove  ; 


DEATH.  2J8 

Then,  forever, 
I  sliall  sing  redeem- ng  love. 
2  Soon  shall  I  be  gone  to  glory — 

Join  the  bright,  angelic  race, 
There  repeat  the  pleasing  story— 

I  was  savM  by  sov'reign  grace  : 
And,  forever. 

View  my  loving  Saviour's  face. 
2  The'  my  burden  sore  oppress  me, 

And  I  shrink  beneath  my  pain, 
Jesus  he  will  soon  release  mc. 

And  your  loss  will  be  my  gain : 
Precious  Saviour, 
"With  my  Lord  I  shall  remain, 

258.     8.  7.  4.     JVingrove, 
Fcdling  asleep  in  yesi/s..,*Acis  vii.  60. 

1  IT  APPY  soul !  we  now  resign  thee, 
-■-  -»    Called  by  the  great  I  Am  ; 
Left  thy  troubles  all  behind  thee— - 

Gone  to  glorify  the  Lamb  j 
And,  forever, 
Sing  the  wonders  of  his  name. 

2  Gone  to  join  the  heav'nly  choir, 

'Ray*d  in  spotless  garments  bright ; 
Gone  thy  Saviour  to  admire. 

Who  is  now  thy  soul's  delight:     « 
And,  forever. 
Sing. his  praises  day  and  night. 

3  There  the  once-despised  christian, 

Free  from  all  his  grief  and  pain, 
Feels  the  sweetness  of  religion — 

Proves  his  life  was  not  in  vain  } 
And,  forever, 
"With  his  Jesus  shall  remain, 

259.     ODE.     Pope. 
Dyirtp-  Saint  to  his  Soul  ,..\  Cor.  xv.  S^^—'ST*^ 
1   ^  TTr  AL  spark  of  heav'nly  flame  ! 
V     Quit,  O  quit  this  mortal  frame  s 


260  DECREES. 

Trembling,  hoping,  ling'ring,  flying, 
O  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying ! 
Cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  life. 

2  Hark  !  they  whisper,  angels  say, 
"  Sister  spirit,  come  away  ;" 
What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite  ? 
Steals  my  senses,  shuts  my  sight  ? 
Drowns  my  spirit,  draws  my  breath  ? 
Tell  mj,  my  soul,  can  this  be  death  I 

3  The  world  recedes,  it  disappears  ! 
Heav'n  opens  on  my  eyes.... my  ears 
With  sounds  seraphic  ring  I 

Lend,  lend  your  wings,  I  mount !  I  fly  ! 
O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 
O  death,  where  is  thy  sting  I 

260.     L.  M.     IVestlakes  Seh 
Decrees  ofGod..,.^ph,  i.  11. 

1  JT'^WAS  fixt  in  God's  eternal  mind, 

1-     When  his  dear  sons  should  mercy  find 
From  everlasting  he  decreed, 
When  ev'^yy  good  should  be  convey'd. 

2  DeterminM  was  the  manner,  how 

W^e  should  be  brought  the  Lord  to  know  j 
Yea,  he  decreed  the  very  place. 
Where  he  v/ould  call  us  by  his  grace. 

[3  Vast  were  the  settlements  of  grace 
On  millions  of  the  human  race  ; 
And  ev'ry  favor  richly  giv'n. 
Flows  from  the  high  decrees  of  heav'n.] 

4  In  ev'ry  mercy,  full  and  free, 

Th'  appointing  God  I  wnsh  to  see  ; 

To  see  how  grace,  free  grace  has  reign'd 

In  ev'ry  blessing  he  ordain*d# 

5  Yes,  dearest  Lord,  'tis  my  desire 
Thy  wise  appointments  to  admire, 


DECREES— Rejected.        sei 

And  trace  the  footsteps  of  my  God 
Thro'  ev'ry  part  of  Z  ion's  road. 

261.     7s.     Rijland, 
Decrees  o/'Go^.... Psalm  xxxi.  15- 

1  qOV'REIGN  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
^   Ever  gracious,  ever  wise  ! 

All  my  times  are  in  thy  hand— • 
All  events  at  thy  command. 

2  His  decrees  who  form'd  the  earth, 
Fixt  my  first  and  second  birth  ; 
Parents,  native-place,  and  time. 
Ail  appointed  were  by  him. 

3  He  that  form*d  me  in  the  womb,. 
He  shall  guide  me  to  the  tomb  j 
All  my  times  shall  ever  be 
Order'd  by  his  wise  decree. 

4  Times  of  sickness,  times  of  health  ; 
Times  of  penury  and  wealth  ; 
Times  of  trial  and  of  grief; 
Times  of  triumph  and  rellt;£ 

5  Times  the  tempter's  pow*r  to  prove  | 
Times  to  taste  a  Saviour's  love; 

All  is  fixt,  the  means  and  end, 

As  shall  please  my  heav'nly  friend. 

6  Plagues  and  deaths  around  me  fly  \ 
Till  he  bids,  I  cannot  die  ; 

Kot  a  single  shaft  can  hit, 
^Till  the  God  of  love  sees  fit. 

262.     148th.     Harrhou 
Dejected^  ijet  hop2ng.*»,V&'d\m  xlii.  11'. 
1        "t  X  rHY  do  I  thus  complain, 

V  V     And  bovv  my  drooping  head  ? 
Cheer  up,  my  soul,  again — 
Thy  Saviour  is  not  dead  : 
Jesus,  thy  Lord,  is  still  the  same. 
Believe  his  vrord,  and  trust  his  nams* 
T  Z 


ms  DELIVERANCE. 

2  What  tho'  he  hides  his  face, 
Nor  will  one  smile  afford. 
Thou  yet  may'st  plead  his  grace. 
And  venture  on  his  word  : 

Still  all  thy  trust  on  him  repose, 
And  own  him  just  in  all  thy  woes. 

3  Why  should  distressing  thoughts. 
Why  should  distracting  cares, 
Still  aggravate  thy  faults, 

And  urge  thy  flowing  tears  ? 
No  longer  fight  against  his  rod  ; 
But  still  delight  and  hope  in  God. 

263.     L.  JVI.     Gibbons. 
What  hath  God  xvr ought  P  Num.  xxiii.  23. 
1   T^THAT  hath  God  wrought?  might  Israel  say, 
V  V     When  Jordan  rollM  its  waves  away  j. 
And  gave  a  passage  to  their  bands, 
To  march  secure  across  its  sands. 

[2  '  What  hath  God  wrought  for  Jacob's  race  ? 
Shout  and  adore  the  wond'rous  grace  ; 
To  them  fair  Canaan's  land  is  giv'n, 
The  t}'pe  of  rest,  and  peace  in  heav'n.'] 

3  What  hath  God  wrought  ?  might  well  be  said^ 
When  Jesus,  rising  from  the  dead. 
Scattered  the  shades  of  pagan  night, 

And  blest  the  nations  with  his  light. 

4  What  hath  God  wrought  ?  let  Brita^Ji  see^ 
Freed  from  the  plagues  of  nopery  ; 

Its  ten-fold  night,  its  iron  chains, 
Its  galling  yoke,  its  penal  pains. 

5  What  hath  C^od  v/rought  ?  in  sweet  surprise. 
Shall  sound  thro'  all  the  earth  and  skies  : 
When,  like  a  mill-stone  in  the  main, 
Proud  Rome  shall  sink,  nor  rise  again. 

6  What  hath  God  wrought  ?  O  blissful  theme  ! 
Are  we  redeem*d,  and  call'd  by  him  ? 
Shall  we  be  led  the  dcsart  thro* — 

And  bafe  arrive  in  glory  too .? 


DESPAIR.  264 

The  news  shall  ev'ry  harp  employ, 
Fill  ev'ry  tongue  with  rapt'rous  joy  ; 
When  we  shall  join  the  heav'niy  throng, 
We'll  swell  the  triumph  and  the  song  ! 

264.     L.  M.     Stogdon. 

Despair^  sinful,  • 

1  TT  THAT  mean  these  jealousies  andfears^ 

V  V     As  if  the  Lord  was  loath  to  save } 
Or  lov'd  to  see  us  drench*d  in  tears. 
Or  sink  with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

2  Does  he  want  slaves  to  grace  his  throne  ? 
Or  rules  he  with  an  iron  rod  ? 

Loves  he  the  deep^  despairing  groan  ? 
Is  he  a  tyrant,  or  a  God  I 

3  Not  all  the  sins  which  we  have  wrought. 
So  much  his  tender  bowels  grieve^ 

As  this  unkind,  injurious  thought, 
That  he's  unwilling  to  forgive. 

4  What  tho*  our  crimes  are  black  as  night. 
Or  glowing  like  the  crimson  morn  ? 
Immanuei's  blood  will  make  them  white 
As  snow  thro'  the  pure  aether  borne. 

5  Lord,  'tis  amazing  grace  we  own, 
And  well  may  rebel-worms  surprise  j— 
But  was  not  thy  incarnate  Son 

A  most  amazing  sacrifice  I 

6  **  I've  found  a  ransom,''  saith  the  Lord  5 

*'  No  humble  penitent  shall  die  ;'' 
Lord,  we  would  now  believe  thy  word. 
And  thy  unbounded  mercies  try  t 

265.     L.  M.     Cruttenden, 
Despair  pr evented.*,  Asuiah  Iv.  7. 
1    T    ORD,  didst  thou  die,  but  not  for  me  ? 
-*— '  Ami  forbid  to  trust  thy  blood  ? 
Is  not  thy  mercy  rich  and  free, 
Seal'd  in  the  kind  atoning  flood  ? 


26^  DEVILS. 

2  Who  then  shall  drive  my  trembling  soul 
From  thee,  to  regions  of  despair  ? 
Who  has  surveyed  the  sacked  roil, 
And  found  my  name  net  written  there  ? 

3  Presumptuous  thought !  to  fix  the  bound- 
To  limit  mercy's  sov'reign  reign : 

WTiat  other  happy  souls  have  found, 
I'll  seek ;  nor  shall  I  seek  in  vain. 

[4  I  own  my  guilt,  my  sins  confess ; 
Can  men  or  devils  make  them  more? 
Of  crimes,  already  numl:)erless, 
Vain  th'  attempt  to  swell  the  score  ! 

5  Were  the  black  list  before  my  sight, 
While  I  remember  Jesus  cU'd, 
'Twould  only  urge  my  speedier  flight,. 
To  seek  salvation  at  his  '^ide.] 

6  Lord,  at  thy  feet  Til  cast  me  down. 
To  thee  reveal  my  guilt  and  fear  ; 
And  if  thou  spurn  me  from  thy  throne, 
I'll  be  the  first  who  perish  there. 

266.     C.   M.      Mcdlcij. 

Devils  believe  and  tremble.;,  James  ii.  19. 

1   ^I'^O  God  who  lives  and  reigns  on  hig^i, 

J^     The  saints'  best  passions  move  ; 

Devils  believe,  and  trembling  lie, 

But  devils  cannot  love. 

Q  The  saints  in  songs  forever  new, 
Their  humble  tribute  bring ; 
Devils  believe  and  tremble  too, 
But  devils  cannot  sing. 

3  The  saints  before  his  throne  in  prayV,^ 

Their  daily  wants  display  ; 
Devils  Ijelieve  and  tremble  there, 
But  devils  cannot  pray. 

4  But  to  believe  this  God  is  hvCy 

And  humbly  call  him  mine  5 


DOUBTING.  26J 

This  precious  faith  comes  from  above, 
Is  heav'nly  and  divine. 

5  Give  me  that  faith,  O  God  of  grace, 

Which  purifies  the  heart  ; 
Which  works  by  love  and  holiness, 
Nor  will  from  thee  depart. 

6  In  this  sweet  grace  may  I  excel, 

And  in  it  live  and  die ; 
While  treaibling  devils  dov/n  in  hell 
In  chains  and  darkness  lie. 

26r.     C.  M.     N'jxvton, 
Doubting  Christian* 

1  T  TNCERTAIN  how  the  way  to  find, 
v->    Which  to  salvation  led, 

I  listened  long,  with  anxious  mind. 
To  hear  what  others  said. 

2  When  some  of  joys  and  comforts  told^ 

I  fear*d  that  I  was  wrong  i 
For  I  was  stupid,  dead,  and  cold- 
Had  neither  joy  nor  song. 

3  The  Lord  my  labVmg  heart  relieved. 

And  made  my  burden  light; 
Then  for  a  moi-ntnt  I  believed, 
Supposing  all  was  right. 

4  Of  fierce  temptations  others  talk'd. 

Of  anguish  and  dismay  ; 
Thro'  what  distresses  they  had  walk'd, 
Before  they  found  the  way. 

5  Ah !  then  I  thought  my  hopes  were  vain^ 

For  1  had  liv'd  at  ease  ; 
I  wish'd  for  all  my  fears  again. 
To  make  me  more  like  these. 

6  I  had  my  wish — the  Lord  disclos*d 

The  evils  of  my  heart ; 
And  left  my  naked  soul  expos'd 
To  Satan's  fi'ry  dart. 


2@8  EARTHQUAKE. 

7  Alas  !  "  I  now  must  give  it  up/* 

I  cryM  in  deep  despair ; 
How  could  I  dream  of  drawing  hope 
From  what  I  cannot  bear  I 

8  Again  my  Saviour  brought  ms  aid, 

And  v/hen  he  set  me  free, 
**  Trust  simply  on  my  word,"  he  said, 
"  And  leave  the  rest  to  me." 

263.     L.  M.     GMoiis, 
Earthquake »*.A?,'A\'d\\  xxix.  6. 

1  /^REA'i   God,  in  characters  of  flame, 
vJT   W^e  read  the  terrors  of  thy  name  ; 
'Tis  guilt  provokes  thtse  dire  alarais, 
And  sets  th'  Omnipotent  in  arms* 

2  O  may  the  world  thy  judgments  owti, 
,And  humbly  bow  before  thy  throfie ! 

That  powV,  which  rocks  asunder  parts 
Can  ijreuk  eVn  adamantine  hearts! 

$  Of  riches  we  will  boast  no  more, 
No  more  to  earth  entrust  our  store. 
That  in  an  instantaneous  grave 
R(^sumes  the  gold  and  gems  it  gave, 

4  Our  hopes  shall  now  ascend  on  high. 
And  seek  a  treasure  in  the  sky  : 
The  mines  above  are  rich  and  pure. 
And  shall  thro"*  endless  years  endure. 

269.     L.   M.     Doddridge. 
Ebenezer. „.Dcut.  viii.  fS....!  Sam.  vii.  12. 

1  T^  TP:RNAL  God,  I  bless  thy  name— 
X-J  The  same  thy  pow'r,  thy  grace  the  same  i^ 
The  tokens  of  thy  friendly  care 

Open,  and  crown,  and  close  the  year. 

2  I  'midst  ten  thousand  dangers  stand, 
Supported  by  thy  guardian  hand; 
And  see,  when  I  survey  thy  ways, 
Tea  thousand  monuments  of  praise.- 


EBENEZER.  STO 

3  Thus  far  thy  arm  has  led  me  on  ; 
Thus  far  I  make  thy  mercy  known ; 
And  while  I  tread  this  desart  land, 
New  mercies  shall  new  songs  demand. 

4  My  grateful  soul,  on  Jordan's  shore, 
Shall  raise  one  sacred  pillar  more  ; 
Then  bear,  in  thy  bright  courts  above. 
Inscriptions  of  immortal  love. 

270.     8.  7.     Robinson. 
Ebe?2ezer,„,l  Sam.  vii.  12. 

1  /^OME,  thou  fount  of  evVy  blessing, 
^^  Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  grace  ; 
Streams  of  mercy  never  ceasing 

Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 

2  Teach  me  sonie  melodious  sonnet, 

Sung  by  flaming  tongues  above; 
Praise  the  mount — I'm  fixt  upon  it. 
Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

3  Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer: 

Hither  by  thy  help  I'm  come  : 
And  I  hope,  bv  thy  good  pleasure, 
Safely  to  arrive  at  home. 

4  Jesus  sought  me  v.  hen  a  stranger, 

Ward'ring  from  the  fold  of  God| 
He,  to  save  n.}  soul  from,  danger, 
Intirrpos'd  \\\v\  precious  blood. 

5  O,  to  grace  hu»v  great  a  debtor, 

Daiu  I'm  constniin'd  to  be! 
Let  thdt  grare,  Lord,  like  a  fetter, 
Bind  my  wancl'ring  heart  to  thee  ! 

r6  Prone  to  wander.  Lord,  1  feel  it- 
Prune  to  leave  tht-  God  I  \o\e  ! 
K<^rc's  nv  htait,  O  take  ami  seal  itj 
Seal  it  Irom  th)  courts  above  ! 


I 


271  EBENEZER. 

Sn.     7s.     Fa-wcett, 
Birth  Day  Song. *.,Acts  xxvi.  22. 
MY  Ebenezer  raise 
To  my  kind  Redeemer's  praise  j 
With  a  grateful  heart  I  own, 
Hither  to  thy  help  I've  known. 

^  What  may  be  my  future  lot. 
Well  I  know  concerns  me  not  : 
T  his  shall  set  my  heart  at  rest, 
What  thy  will  ordains  is  best. 

3  I  my  all  to  thee  resign ; 
Father,  let  thy  will  be  mine ; 
May  but  all  thy  dealings  prove 
Fruits  of  thy  paternal  love. 

4  Guard  me,  Saviour,  by  thy  pow'r; 
Guard  me  in  the  trying  hour; 
Let  thy  unremitted  care 
Save  me  from  the  lurking  snare. 

5  Let  my  few  remaining  days 
Be  devoted  to  thy  praise  j 
So  the  last,  the  closing  scene, 
Shall  be  tranquil  and  serene. 

6  To  diy  will  I  leave  the  rest ; 
Grant  me  but  this  one  request — 
Both  in  hfe  and  death  to  prove 
Tokens  of  thy  special  love. 

274.     L.  M.     Tucker,  ^ 
Union  with  Christ. ,.,2  Tim.  i.  9. 

1  'C'XP AND,  my  soul,  arise  and  sing 
-*-^  The  matchless  grace  of  Sion's  Kingj 
Whose  love,  as  ancient  as  his  name. 
Let  all  thy  pow'rs  aloud  proclaim. 

2  *Twas  he,  eternal  ages  past, 
Form'd  his  great  plan  from  first  to  last; 
And  what  his  arm  would  i  *er  fulfil. 
Stood  ever  present  to  his  will. 


ELECTION.  272 

f3  He  saw  with  one  capacious  glance 
World  upon  world  to  life  advance  ; 
And  fixt  the  end,  ere  time  began, 
Of  seraph,  reptile,  and  of  man. 

4  Of  man,  chief  work  of  all  below, 
What  wonders  are  we  led  to  know  I 
Wonders  surpassing  angel's  thought 
Are  by  our  God  in  Jesus  taught.] 

5  Grace,  deep  as  the  eternal  mind, 
Unutterable  bliss  design'd 

For  man,  ere  worlds  or  sin  were  born, 
Or  angels  sang  creation's  morn. 

6  Chosen  of  old,  of  old  approv'd  ; 
In  Christ  th'  eternal  Son  belov'd  ; 
Adopted  too.  and  children  made. 
Ere  sin  its  baneful  poison  spread* 

[7  Tho'  sin  and  guilt  infest  them  here, 
In  Christ  they  all  complete  appear  j 
For  all  that  justice  ere  demands, 

•     Receiv'd  full  payment  from  his  hands. 

8  In  him  the  Father  never  saw 
The  least  transgression  of  his  law; 
Perfection  then  in  him  we  view; 
And  saints  in  him  are  perfect  too.] 

9  Then  let  our  souls  in  him  rejoice. 
As  favor'd  objects  of  his  choice ; 
Redeem'd,  and  sav'd  by  grace,  we  sing 
Eternal  praise  to  Christ  our  King. 

273.     L.  M.     Ke7it. 
Election  proved  by  Calling., *.]oh  xiv.  5. 

1  T^HERE  is  a  period  known  to  God, 

Jl     When  all  his  sheep,  redeem'd  by  blood, 
Shall  leave  the  hateful  v/ays  of  sin. 
Turn  to  the  fold,  and  enter  in. 

2  At  peace  with  hell,  with  God  at  war, 
lo  lift's  dark  maze  they  wander  far ; 

U 


S7^  ELECTION. 

Indulge  their  lusts,  and  still  go  on 
As  hr  from  God  as  sheep  can  run. 
,3  When  wisdom  calls,  they  stop  their  ear, 
And  headlong  urge  the  mad  career  ; 
Judgments  nor  mercies  e'er  can  sway 
Their  roving  feet  to  wisdom's  way. 

4  Glory  to  God,  they  ne'er  can  rove 
Beyond  the  limits  of  his  love ! 
Secure  by  his  eternal  will, 

Firm  as  the  base  of  Sion's  hill, 

5  Th*  appointed  time  rolls  on  apace, 
Not  to  propose,  but  call  by  grace  ; 
To  change  the  heart,  renew  the  soul, 
And  all  their  sinful  lusts  controul. 

274.     C.  M.     Toplady. 
Elected  to  Holiness, .,,2  1  im.  i.  9. 
1   TTOW  vast  the  benefits  divine, 
•»•  -*•  Which  we  in  Christ  possess  ; 
We're  sav'd  from  guilt  and  every  sin, 
And  call'd  to  holiness. 

^2  *Tis  not  for  works  which  we  have  done, 
Or  shall  hereafter  do. 
But  he  of  his  abounding  love 
Salvation  does  bestow. 

o  The  glory.  Lord,  from  first  to  last, 
Is  due  to  thee  alone ; 
Aught  to  ourselves  we  dare  not  take, 
Or  rob  thee  of  thy  crown. 
4  Our  glorious  Surety  undertook 
Redemption's  wond'rous  plan; 
And  grace  was  gi\  en  us  in  ium 
Before  the  world  began. 

[S  Safe  in  the  arn^s  of  so\ 'reign  love 
We  ever  shall  remain  : 
Nor  shall  the  rage  of  earth  cr  hell 
JMakc  thy  dear  counsels  viun.J 


ELIECTION. 

6  Not  one  of  all  the  chosen  race, 
But  shall  to  heav'n  attain  ; 
Partake  on  earth  the  purposed  grace, 
And  then  with  Jesus  reign. 

275.     C.  M.     Anon. 
Election. 

1  tr  LECTION  !  'us  a  joyful  sound 
■*^  Fo  wretched,  guilty  man : 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  form'd 

The  everlasting  plan. 

2  O  n>ay  this  Bible-truth  inspire 

My  heart  with  purest  bliss ; 
And  land  my  soul  in  mansions'  wher^ 
My  chosen  Jesus  is. 


H 


'6.     5.    6.      Tcpladij, 
Electing  Love,.**Aciz  xiii.  48* 
OW  happpy  are  we 
Our  election  who  see, 
And  can  venture,  O  Lord,  for  salvation  on  thee  ! 

In  Jesus  approv'd. 

From  eternity  lov'd, 
Upheld  by  thy  pow'r,  v^e  cannot  be  mov'd. 

' Tis  sw^eet  to  recline 

On  thy  bosom  divine,  , 

And  experience  the  comfofts  peculiar  to  thine  s 

"While,  horn  from  above, 

And  upheld  by  thy  love. 
We  with  singing  and  triumph  to  Sion  rethove. 

Our  seeking  thy  face. 

Was  the  fruit  of  thy  grace  ; 
Thy  goodness  demands  and  shall  have  all  the  praise; 

No  sinner  can  be 

Beforehand  with  thee, 
Thy  grace  is  preventing,  almighty  and  free. 

'  On  Canaan's  fair  land 
We  shortly  shall  stand, 
With  crowns  onour  heads,and  with  harps  in  our  hand. 


Srr  ELECTION. 

Oar  harps  shnll  be  tun'd, 
The  Lamb  shall  be  crown'd, 
Salvation  to  Jesus  thro*  heav'n  shall  resound.' 

'217.     8.  7.  4.     S,  P.  R. 
E/ecf}on.;.Kph»  i.  4 — 7. 
X    QONS  we  are  thro'  God's  election, 
^  Who  in  Jesus  Christ  believe  j 
By  eternal  destination, 

Sovereign  grace  we  here  receive  : 
Lord,  thy  i"nf  rev 
Does  both  grace  and  glor}'  give. 

2  Ev'ry  fallen  soul,  by  sinning, 

Merits  everlasting  pain ; 
But  thy  love  without  beginning, 

Has  resior'd  tliy  sons  again : 
Countless  millions 
Shall  in  life  thro'  Jesus  reign. 

3  Pause,  my  soul,  adore  and  wonder  ! 

Ask,  *'  O  why  such  love  to  me  ?'* 
Grace  hath  put  me  in  the  number 

Of"  the  Saviour's  family  ; 
Hallelujah ! 

Thanks,  eternal  thanks  to  thee  I 
[4  Since  that  love  had  no  beginning, 

And  shall  never,  never  cease» 
Keep,  O  keep  me.  Lord,  from  sinning^ 

Guide  me  in  the  way  of  peace  i 
-Make  me  walk  in 
All  the  paths  of  holiness, 

5  When  I  quit  this  feeble  mansion^ 
And  my  soul  returns  to  thee ; 
Let  the  powV  of  thy  ascensioa 

Maiiifest  itself  in  me  : 
Thro*  thy  Spirit 
Give  the  fmal  victory  !] 
f)  When  the  angel  sounds  the  trumpet- 
When  my  soul  and  body  join — 


EPHRAIM— ETERNAL.  2^^ 

When  mv  Saviour  comes  to  judgment, 

Bright  in  Majesty  divine, 
I  shall  triumph ; 
For  his  righteousness  is  mine. 

7  When  in  that  blest  habitation, 

Which  my  God  for  me  ordain'd, 

When  in  glory's  full  possession, 
I  with  saints  and  angels  stand, 

Free  grace  only 

Shall  resound  thro'  Canaan's  land. 

278.     L.  M.     Medley, 
EphrainCs  Repentance,..]^r,  sxxi.  18  20...Hos,  xi.  8>  9. 

1  "LJOW  shall  I  give  my  Ephraim  up, 
-tJ-  Or  make  him  drink  the  wrathful  cup  ? 
Shall  I,  in  awful,  dreadful  ire 

Doom  him  to  hell's  eternal  fire  ? 

2  Ah,  no  I — my  heart  is  tum'd  withinj 
I'll  punish,  yet  forgive  his  sin  ; 
And  my  repentance  shall  declare, 
The  truth  which  I  to  Israel  sware. 

3  I'll  never  let  my  word  be  broke. 
Nor  in  fierce  anger  deal  the  stroke  ; 
^ly  dreadful  wrath  Til  not  imploy, 
Nor  Ephraim  will  I  e*er  destroy. 

4  No — I'll  fulfil  my  gracious  plan. 
For  I  am  God,  and  not  like  man  ; 
Nor  will  I  punish  as  a  foe. 

But  he  my  love  shall  sweetly  know. 
$  His  sad  backsli dings  I'll  forgive, 
And  he  shall  turn  again  and  live  ; 
I  will  again  ray  joys  restore, 
And  Ephraim  then  shall  weep  no  more. 

2r9.     L.  M.     Gibbons. 
Eternal  Life.,. ,Titus  iii.  7, 
1   T^  TERNAL  life  !  how  sweet  the  sound 
-*^  To  sinners  v/ho  deserve  to  di*  I 
U2 


280  ETERNITY. 

Publish  the  bliss  the  world  around...* 
Echo  the  joys,  ye  worlds  on  high, 

2  Eternal  life  !  how  will  it  reign, 

When,  mounting  from  this  breathless  clod, 
The  soul  discharg'd  from  sin  and  pain. 
Ascends  t'  enjoy  its  Father  God  ! 

3  Eternal  life  !  how  will  it  bloom 
In  beauty  on  that  blissful  day. 

When  rescu'd  from  th'  impris'ning  tomb, 
Glory  inv^ests  our  rising  clay ! 

4  Eternal  life  !  O  how  refin  d 

The  joy  !  the  triumphs  how  divine  ! 
When  saints  in  body  and  in  mind 
Shall  in  the  Saviour's  image  shine  ! 

5  Holy  and  heav'niy  be  that  soul. 
Where  dwells  an  hope  so  bright  as  this  ; 
How  should  we  long  to  reach  the  goal, 
And  seize  the  prize  of  endless  bliss  ! 

280.     L.  M.     Steele, 
"Rejieci'ton  on  Life  and  £?er;2Ztz/.... Isaiah  Ivii.  15«- 

1    17  TERNITY  is  just  at  hand  ; 

-■-^  And  shall  I  waste  my  ebbing  sand  t 
And  careless  view  departing  day, 
And  throw  my  inch  of  time  away  l 

3  Eternity  !  tremendous  sound! 
To  guilty  souls  a  dreadful  wound  ! 
But  O  !  If  Christ  and  heav'n  be  mine,^ 
How  sweet  the  accents  !  how  divine  ! 

3  Be  this  my  chief,  my  only  care, 
JVIy  high  pursuit,  my  ardent  prayV— 
An  int'rest  in  the  Saviour's  blood, 
My  pardon  seal'd,  and  peace  with  God. 

4  But  should  my  brightest  hopes  be  vain  j, 
The  rising  doubts  how  sharp  its  pain! 
My  fears,  O  gracious  God,  remove,. 
Confirm  my  title  to  thy  love* 


ETERNITY.  281 

5  Search,  Lord;  O  search  my  inmost  heart, 
And  light,  and  hope,  and  joy  impart ; 
From  guilt  and  error  set  me  free, 
And  guide  me  sate  to  heav*n  and  thee» 

281.     L.  M.     Medley, 
Eterniti/. .„Jerm*  x.  10. 

1  /^^  THOU  eternal,  glorious  Lord, 
V^  Thv  gracious  presence  now  afford; 
To  all  our  souls  thine  influence  bring, 
While  of  eternity  we  sing  ! 

2  Eternity!  stupendous  theme  ! 
Compar'd  herev/ith  our  life's  a  dream : 
Eternity  !  O  awful  sound, 

'  A  deep  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown*d  i* 

3  Eternitv  !  the  dread  abode 
And  habitation  of  our  God  ! 
His  glory  nils  the  vast  expanse, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  mortal  sense.- 

4  But  an  eternity  there  is 

Of  dreadful  woe,  or  joyful  bliss : 
And,  swift  as  time  fulfils  its  round^ 
We  to  eternity  are  bound. 

[5  What  countless  millions'  of  mankind 
Have  left  this  fleeting  world  behind  ; 
They're  gone  •,  but  where  ? — ah !  stop  and  see*— 
Gone  to  along  eternity.} 

[6  And  is  eternity  so  near? 

And  must  we  very  soon  be  there  ? 
Sinner — ah  !  whither  wilt  thou  flee. 
Or  how  avoid  eternity  !]. 

7  Can^st  thou  forever  bear  to  dwell 
In  all  the  fi'ry  deeps  of  hell  ; 
And  is  death  nothing  then  to  theCj 
Death,  and  a  dread  eternity  ? 

5  Ye  gracious  souls,  with  joy  look  up"; 
In  Christ  rejoice,  your  glorious  hope  j. 


2B^  EVENING. 

This  everlasting  bliss  secures  j 
God  and  eternity  are  yours. 

282.  L.  M.     Steele. 
Evening  So ng.,., Fs?dm  cxli.  2. 

1  /^  RE  AT  God,  to  thee  my  ev'ning  song 
V-T  With  humble  gratitude  1  raise  j 

O  let  thy  mercy  tune  my  tongue, 
And  fill  my  heart  with  lively  praise. 

2  Mercy,  that  rich,  unbounded  store. 
Does  my  unnumber'd  wants  relieve  ; 
Among  thy  daily  craving  poor 

On  thy  all-bounteous  hand  I  live. 

3  My  days  unclouded  as  they  pass, 
And  ev'ry  gentle  rolling  hour, 

Are  monuments  of  wondVous  grace, 
And  witness  too  tiiy  love  and  powV. 

4  Thy  love  and  povy*r,  celestial  Guard*, 
Preserve  me  from  surrounding  harmt 
Can  danger  reach  me  while  the  Lord 
Extends  his  kind,  protecting  arm  ? 

5  Let  this  blest  hope  my  eyelids  close. 
With  sleep  refresh  my  feeble  frame  ; 
Safe  in  thy  care  may  I  repose, 

And  wake  with  praises  to  thy  name. 

283.  L.  M.     Kenn, 
Evening  So72g.„»Vsa\m  iv.  8. 

1  f^  LORY  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night, 
^-^-  For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light! 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings, 
Beneath  thine  own  almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  me,  Lord,  for  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ills  that  I  this  day  have  done ; 
That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thec, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

f  3  Teach  me  to  live,  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed; 


EVENING.  284 

Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may 
Triumphant  rise  at  the  last  day.] 

4  O  may  my  soul  on  thee  repose  ; 

And  may  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close; 
Sleep  that  shall  me  more  vigVous  make, 
To  serve  my  God  when  I  awake, 

5  If  in  the  night  I  sleepless  lie, 

JVIy  soul  wiih  heav'nly  thoughts  supply  j 
Let  no  ill  dreams  disturb  ray  rest— 
Nor  pow'rs  ol  darkness  me  molest. 

[6  Lord,  let  my  soul  forever  share 
The  bliss  of  thy  pat-  rnal  care  ! 
'Tis  heav'n  on  earth  !  Ms  heav'n  above, 
To  see  thy  face,  and  sing  thy  love  !] 

284.     C.  M.     HrMim. 
Eutkhus  brcii^ht  to  Life,.,, Acts  xx,  9 — 12# 


^m 


That  love  and  fear  the  Lord  ; 
When  sinners  dead  are  made  alive 
By  his  ail-quick'ning  word. 

2  The  parent  views,  wi*h  joyful  eyesy 

His  now  returning  son, 
And  in  ecstatic  joy  he  cries, 

"  What  hath  the  Saviour  done  !" 

3  The  ministers  of  Christ  rejoice. 

When  souls  the  word  receive  ; 
When  sinners  hear  the  Saviour's  voice, 
x\ud  in  the  Lord  believe. 

4  The  church  of  God  their  praises  join, 

And  of  salvation  sing  ; 
They  glorif\-  the  grace  divine 
Of  their  victorious  King. 

5  In  heav'n  above  there's  joy  and  praise^ 

Before  the  Lord,  most  high  ; 
Th'  angelic  choirs  their  voices  raise. 
And  with  each  other  vie. 


285  EVENING—EXCELLENCE. 

6  But  g^i-eater  joy  must  they  possess, 
Who  feel  this  glorious  change  ; 
Their  lab'ring  tongues  can  but  express 
How  true,  but  }  et  how  strange  ! 

[7  Dear  Saviour,  comfort  us  to-night—^ 
Thy  work,  O  Lord,  revive  ; 
ALny  v/e  enjoy  this  noble  sight, 
Dead  sinners  made  alive. 

8  Then  will  thy  saints  aloud  rejoice, 
And  join  the  host  above. 
To  praise  thy  name  with  cheerful  voice, 
And  magnify  thy  love.] 

^^5.     8.  8.  6.     Cennkk  iD'  Hammond. 
JEven'mrr  and Morninq;  6'5/2e»"»Luke  xxiv.  29. 
1    IVT^  farther  go  to-night,  but  stay, 

i-^    Dear  Saviour,  *till  the  break  of  day  j 

Turn  in,  di-ar  Lord,  with  me  ; 
And  in  the  morning  v,htn  I  wake, 
JVIe  in  thine  aims   dear  Jesus,  take, 
And  ni  go  on  with  thee. 

[2  Now,  Lord,  be  with  us  on  our  way  j 
Unveil  thy  face. ...thine  arm  display.... 

"I'hy  glory  let  us  prove  : 
Do  thou,  dear  Saviour,  with  us  walk, 
That  while  with  thee  we  sweetly  talk^ 

Our  hearts  may  burn  with  love. 

3  May  we  in  faith  still  journey  on, 
'Till  v/e  arrive  where  thou  art  gone, 

And  see  thy  face  in  heav'n  ; 
Then,  when  in  glory  we  shall  meet. 
In  what  sweet  concert  shall  we  sit, 

And  sing  of  sins  forgiv'n.] 

286.     8.  8.  6.     Medley. 
Excellencij  of  C/irist„..\s2i\Ah  xxxv.  2. 
1  /"A  COULD  I  speak  the  matchless  worth, 
^^  O  could  I  sound  the  glories  forth 


FAITH.  28/ 

Which  in  my  Saviour  shine, 
I'd  soar  and  touch  the  heav'nly  stricgs, 
And  vie  with  Gabriel,  v^hile  he  sings, 

In  notes  almost  divine, 

2  I'd  sing  the  precious  blood  he  spilt. 
My  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  and  wrath  divine  ; 
I'd  sing  his  glorious  righteousness, 
In  which  all  perfect,  heav'nly  dress 

My  soul  shall  ever  shine. 

3  I'd  sing  the  characters  he  bears. 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  he  wears. 

Exalted  on  his  throne : 
In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
I  would  to  everlasting  days 

MaJce  all  his  glories  known. 

4  Well — the  delightful  day  will  come, 
When  my  dear  Lord  will  bring  me  home, 

And  I  shall  see  his  face  : 
Then  with  my  Saviour,  brother,  friend, 
A  blest  eternity  I'll  spend 

Triumphant  in  his  grace* 

287.     L.  M.     DobelL 
Woma7i  of  Canaan. .,.M'att.  15.  57. 

1  T)  EH  OLD  a  sinner,  dearest  Lord, 
-*-^   Encourag'd  by  thy  gracious  wor^, 
W^ould  venture  near  to  seek  that  bread, 
By  which  thy  children  heri^  are  fed. 

2  Do  not  the  humble  suit  deny, 
Of  such  a  guihy  wretch  as  I ; 

But  let  me  fted  on  crumbs,  tho*  small, 
Which  from  thy  bounteous  table  fail. 
3  I  am  a  sinner.  Lord.  I  own  ; 
By  sin  and  guilt  I  am  undone; 
Yet  will  I  wait,  and  plead,  and  pray. 
Since  none  urc  tnipty  sent  away. 


288  FAITH. 

288.  L.  M,     Steele. 
Faith  in  GcflT...  Hab.  iii.  17,  18. 

1  QHOULD  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field 
)3  Extend  its  desolating  reign  ; 

Nor  spring  its  blooming  beauties  yield, 
Nor  autumn  swell  tlie  golden  grain ; 

2  Should  lowing  herds   and  bleating  sheep, 
Around  their  famish'd  master  die ; 
And  hope  itstlf  despairing  weep, 
While  life  deplores  its  last  supply  ; 

3  Amid  the  dark,  the  dismal  scene, 
If  I  can  say  the  Lord  is  mine, 

The  joy  shall  triumph  o'er  the  pain, 
And  glory  dawn,  tho'  life  decline. 

A>  The  God  of  my  salvation  lives  ; 
My  nobler  liie  he  will  sustain  ; 
His  word  immortal  vigor  gives, 
Nor  shall  my  glorious  hopes  be  vain. 

S  Thy  presence,  Lord,  can  cheer  my  heart, 
Tho'  cvVy  earthly  comfort  die  ; 
Thy  smile  can  bid  my  pains  depart. 
And  raise  my  xacred  pleasures  high. 

[6  0  let  me  hear  thy  blissful  voice, 
Inspiring  life  and  joys  divine  ! 
The  barren  desart  shall  rejoice, 
'Tis  Paradise  if  thou  art  mine  !] 

289.  L.  M.     Wesley. 
Faith  in  G(?^....Hab.  iii.  17,  18. 

t      A    LTHO*  the  vine  its  fruit  deny, 
JTx.   AUho'  the  olive  yield  no  oil ; 
The  with'ring  fig-tree  droop  and  die, 
The  fields  delude  the  tillers'  toil ; 

2  Altho'  the  stall  no  herd  afford. 
And  perish  all  the  bleating  race  ; 
Yet  will  I  triumph  in  the  Lord, 
The  God  of  my  salvation  praise. 


I 


FAITH.  290 

5  Tho*  comfortless  my  soul  remain, 
And  not  a  gleam  of  light  appear  ; 
Tho' joy  be  sought,  and  sought  in  vain, 
And  tho'  despair  itself  be  near. 

4  Altho'  assurance  all  be  lost, 

And  blf'oming  hopes  cut  off  I  see  ; 

Yet  will  I  in  my  Saviour  trust, 

And  glory  that  he  dyM  for  me. 
$  In  hope,  believing  against  hope, 

My  int'rest  still  in  God  I  claim ; 

His  gracious  word  shall  lift  me  up— 

Salvation  is  in  Jesu's  name. 

6  Soon  shall  he  bring  deliverance  nigh, 
And  my  dejected  soul  shall  find. 
When  he  shall  lift  my  comforts  high, 
His  arm  how  strong,  his  heart  1k)vv  kind. 

290.     L,   M.     Needham^  altered. 
iLxploits  of  Fazt/i....Hth.  xi.  33.  34, 

1  T)  LEST  is  the  mem'ry  of  the  just ! 

J-^   And  sweet  their  slumbers  in  the  dust  j 
Tho'  lost,  long  lost  to  mortal  eye, 
Their  glorious  fame  shall  never  die. 

2  In  life's  fair  book  the  Patriarchs  liv^e  ; 
Prophets  and  saints  instruction  give  ; 
Tho'  dead,  they  speak  the  truth  divine. 
And  in  example  brightly  shine. 

3  By  faith  what  wonders  have  they  done — 
They  suif 'rings  bore,  they  victVies  won  5 
By  faith  they  promises  obtain'd. 

And  kingdoms  to  its  empire  gain'd. 

4  By  faith  they  clos'd  the  lion's  jaw. 
And  harmless  made  his  dreadful  paw ; 
Quench'd  fiercest  flames,  escap'd  the  sword, 
And  to  nsw  life  the  dead  restor'd. 

5  My  soul,  these  ancient  heroes  view. 
Their  faith,  their  love,  their  zeal  pursue  ; 

X 


29t  FAITH. 

Wnrm'd  b)^  each  word  and  glorious  deed, 
In  the  same  blessed  path  proceed. 

6  O  may  I  in  their  triumphs  share  ; 
And  in  my  Saviour's  robes  appear, 
And  give  my  Captain  great  renown, 
Who  gives  me  an  immortal  crown, 

291.     C.  M.     Needham. 
Fait/u:*Ueh,  xi.  13. 

1  "O  TSE,  O  my  soul,  pursue  the  path 
J^  By  ancient  heroes  trod  : 
Ambitious  view  those  holy  men. 

Who  liv'd  and  walk'd  with  God. 

2  Tho*  dead,  they  speak  in  reason's  ear, 

And  in  example  live  ; 
Their  faith,  and  hope,  and  mighty  deeds, 
Still  fresh  instruction  give, 

3  'Twas  thro'  the  Lamb's  mo?t  precious  blood, 

They  conquer'd  ev'ry  foe ; 
And  to  his  pow'r  and  matchless  grace. 
Their  crowns  and  honor  owe. 
'4f  Lord,  may  I  ever  keep  in  view 
The  patterns  thou  hast  giv*n  ; 
And  ne  er  forsake  the  blessed  road. 
Which  led  them  safe  to  heav'n. 

292.     C.  M.     Hervey. 

Faith. 
a  TXT  KEN  faith  presents  the  Saviour's  Ueath, 
V  V     And  whispers,  "  this  is  mine  ;" 
Sweetly  my  rising  hours  advance , 
And  peaceluliy  deiline. 

2  Let  outward  things  to  how  they  will. 

On  thte  I  cast  my  lare  ; 
But  let  me  reign  with  iht-e  in  heav'n, 
Tho*  niost  ur; worth)  here. 

3  F^ith  in  thy  love  shall  sweeten  deathj 

And  sniooih  the  rugged  wa^  , 


FAITH.  2^3 

Smile  on  me,  dearest  Lord,  and  then 
1  shall  not  wish  to  stay. 

293.     CM.     S7va!n. 
Strong  Faith* 

1  TpJRMLY  I  stand  on  Zion's  hill, 
-»-     And  view  my  starry  crown  ; 

No  powV  on  earth  my  hope  can  shake. 
Nor  hell  can  pull  me  down. 

2  The  lofty  hills  and  stately  towVs, 

That  lift  their  heads  on  high^ 
Shall  ail  be  levell'd  in  the  dust—* 
Their  very  names  shall  die. 

3  The  vaulted  heav''ns  shall  melt  away, 

Built  by  Jehovah's  hands  ; 
But  firmer  than  the  heav'ns,  the  Rock 
Of  my  salvation  stands. 

294.     C.  M.     NeaJe. 
Trhimph  of  Fahh.,,.Dan,  iii.  13— '35. 
1   "f  X  That  mighty  wonders  faiih  has  done  ! 
V  V     O,  who  can  e'er  recount 
The  numerous  vict'ries  it  has  won. 
Or  tell  the  vast  amount  ? 

•2  Possessed  of  this,  without  disroavj 
The  Hebrew  champions  stood, 
And  dar'd  a  tyrant  disobey, 
Resisting  unto  blood* 

3  His  impious  threats  they  disregard, 

And  all  his  fury  brave, 
Believing  that  the  God  they  fear'd, 
Was  able  them  to  save. 

4  Leaning  on  his  almighty  arm, 

Who  did  such  faith  inspire, 
They  were  preserved,  secure  from  harm, 
Amidst  consuming  fire. 

5  Like  precious  faith  may  we  possess, 

Nor  need  we  ever  fear. 


295  FAITH. 

Tho*  call'd  tliro'  floods  or  flames  to  pass, 
If  God  be  vvidi  us  there. 

295.     S,  mT  Btddome. 
Precious   /'^/V/2....Eph.  ii.  8... .2  Pet.  i.  1. 
i        T^AITH — 'tis  a  precious  grage, 
^     Where'er  it  is  besto\v\l ! 
It  boasts  of  a  celcstiv^l  birth, 
And  lithe  gift  of  God! 

2  Jesus  it  owns  a  King, 

An  a!l-atoni!:;^  priest ; 
It  claims  no  merit  of  its  own, 
But  looks  for  all  in  Christ. 

3  To  him  it  leads  the  soul, 
When  fili'd  with  deep  distress  j 

Flies  to  ihQ  fountain  of  his  blood, 
And  trusts  his  righteousness. 

4  Since  'tis  thy  work  alone, 
And  that  divinely  free  ; 

Lord,  send  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son, 
To  work  this  faith  in  me. 

296.     8s.     Eart, 
Victor ioKs  Faith,,,. Wony,  1,  IT, 

1  ^  I  'HE  moment  a  sinner  believes, 

X      And  trusts  in  his  crucify*d  God, 
His  pardon  at  once  he  receives, 
Redemption  in  full  thro'  his  blood. 

2  Tho'  thousands  and  thousands  of  foes, 
Against  him  in  malice  unit«. 

Their  rage  he  thro'  Christ  can  oppose, 
Led  forth  by  the  Spirit  to  fight. 

3  The  faith  that  unites  to  the  Lamb, 
And  brings  such  salvation  as  this. 
Is  more  than  mere  fancy  or  name— 
The  work  of  God's  Spirit  it  is. 

4  It  treads  on  the  world  and  on  hell ; 
It  vanquishes  death  and  despair  ; 


FAMILY  WORSHIP.  297 

And,  what  is  still  stranger  to  tell, 
It  overcomes  heaven  b_v  pray*r. 

5  It  says  to  the  mountains  "  depart," 
That  stand  betwixt  God  and  the  soul ; 
It  binds  up  the  broken  in  heart, 

And  makes  their  sore  consciences  whole -^ 

6  Bids  sins  of  a  crimson-like  dye 

Be  spotless  as  snow,  and  as  white  ', 
And  raises  the  sinner  on  high, 
To  dwell  with  the  angels  of  light. 

297.     L.  M.     Scott, 
Seekmg  Direction  for  a  new  Hahifatkn'. 

1  COLE  Sov'reign  of  the  earth  and  skiwS, 
^   Supremely  good,  supremely  wise, 
Fix  thou  the  place  of  our  abode, 

But  let  it  still  be  near  to  God. 

2  There,  with  an  ever-smiling  face, 
Renew  the  visits  of  thy  grace  ; 

The  dwelling  with  thy  presence  bless. 
And  thence  each  baneful  evil  chase. 

3  Thus  while  we  sojourn  here  below. 
Let  streams  of  mercy  round  us  flow  ; 
And  when  our  destin'd  race  is  run, 
Assign  us  mansions  near  thy  throne. 

293.     L.  M.     ScotL 
Going  to  a  neiv  Habitation. 
1   T,VrHE  RE'ER  the  Lord  shall  build  my  housCp 
V  V     An  altar  to  his  name  I'll  raise  : 
There,  morn  and  ev'ning,  sl>all  ascend 
The  sacrifice  of  pray'r  and  praise. 
[2  With  dutious  mind  the  social  band 
Shall  search  the  records  of  thy  law  ; 
There  learn  thy  will,  and  humbly  bow 
With  filial  reverence  and  awe.] 
3  If  num'rous  blessings  of  the  earth 
ladulgent  God  to  us  afford, 
X  2 


299  FAMILY  WORSHIP. 

With  warm,  united  hearts  we'll  pay 
Our  grateful  tribute  to  the  Lord. 
4  Here  fix,  dear  Lord,  thy  sacred  rest, 
And  spread  the  banner  of  thy  love, 
'Till  ripen'd  for  the  heav'nly  world, 
We  ris€  and  join  the  church  above. 

299.     C.  M.     Scott. 
Settling  in  a  nexv  Habitation. 
1   "^[OW  let  our  hearts  their  glory  wake, 
x^    The  sacred  song  to  raise  ; 
And  ev'ry  tuneful  pow'r  combine, 
To  shout  Jehovah's  praise. 
il  To  us  a  goodly  heritage 
His  providence  assigns. 
And  in  a  safe  and  pleasant  place, 
Marks  out  our  happy  lines. 

3  Come,  let  us  to  his  holy  name, 

A  grateful  altar  raise  ; 
And  be  this  habitation  styl'd 
The  house  of  pray'r  and  praise. 

4  Here  may  his  secret  breathings  fan 

Devotion  to  a  flame. 
And  faith  and  love  and  ^eal  inspire, 
T*  adorn  the  christian  name. 

5  Thus  with  thy  visits,  smiles,  and  grace. 

May  this  abode  be  blest ; 

And  here,  O  great  Jehovah,  fix 

Thy  pleasant,  lasting  rest. 

300.     S.   M.     Ph'ippard. 
jfoshim's  Besohuio?!..,. Josh.  xxiv.  15. 

1  T    ET  Joshua's  solemn  charge, 
-*— '  To  Israel's  army  giv*n. 

Persuade  the  souls  of  ail,  this  day, 
To  choose  the  God  of  heav'n. 

2  How  blessed  is  the  choice 
To  serve  and  love  the  Lord  : 


FEAR.  301 

May  he  each  heart  constrain  to  feed 
Upon  his  sacred  word. 

3  This  will  aflford  us  joy 
In  cv'ry  scent-  of  grief; 

From  hence  will  flow  our  daily  peace— 
Our  comfort  and  relief. 

4  Amidst  our  doubts  and  fears. 
Our  choice  of  God  will  prove. 

That  he  first  chose  us  by  his  gracQ 
As  subjects  of  his  love. 

5  May  sinners  round  us  see 
How  wise  was  Joshua's  choice, 

And  feel  constrained  by  sovVeign  love 
In  Jesus  to  rejoice. 

,301.     L.  M.     Anon,  altered. 

Past  Mercies  encouraged  against  present  Fears,*** 

Judges  xiii.  23. 

1  T  X  THY  should  I  yield  to  slavish  fears  ? 

V  V     God  is  the  same  to  endless  years  : 
Tho'  clouds  and  darkness  hide  his  face. 
He's  boundless  both  in  truth  and  grace. 

2  Would  e'er  the  God  of  truth  make  known 
The  worth  and  glory  of  his  Son  j 

His  love  and  righteousness  display. 
And  cast  my  soul  at  last  away  ? 

3  Would  he  reveal  my  sin  and  woe- 
Teach  me  my  num'rous  wants  to  know. 
And  help  me  in  my  darkest  frame, 

To  build  my  hopes  on  Jesu's  name  ? 

4  Would  God  preserve  my  soul  from  hell. 
And  make  his  love  at  times  prevail, 
Would  he  bestow  such  mercies  past, 
And  yet  reject  my  soul  at  last  ? 

5  No — He's  my  Father  and  my  Friend^ 
On  whose  sure  promise  I  depend  ; 
Tho'  now  from  me  his  face  he  hides, 
Immutable  his  love  abides. 


3C2  FEAR. 

6  Satan  shall  ne'er  o'er  Jesus  boast, 
Nor  the  rich  grace  be  ever  lost  : 
The  Spirit  ne'er  his  dwelling  lose, 
Nor  Christ  the  humble  soul  refuse. 

7  Tho'  unbelief  may  long  molest, 
And  sin  and  satan  break  my  rest ; 
Grace  shall  at  last  the  victVy  get, 

And  make  my  conquest  quite  complete. 

3(  2.     C.  M.     BeddGme. 
Fear  720^... Isaiah  xli.  10. 

1  ^^/^E  trembling  souls,  dismiss  your  fears^ 

-*►     Be  mercy  all  your  theme  ; 
Mercy,  which  like  a  river,  flows 
In  one  continual  stream. 

2  Fear  not  the  pow'rs  of  earth  and  hell  f 

God  will  these  pow'rs  restrain  ; 
His  mighty  arm  their  rage  repel, 
And  make  their  efforts  vain. 

3  Fear  not  the  want  of  outward  good  ^ 

Pie  will  for  his  proyide  ; 
Grant  them  supplies  of  daily  food, 
And  all  they  need  beside. 

4  Fear  not  that  he  will  e'er  forsake. 

Or  leave  his  work  undone  ; 
He's  faithful  to  his  promises, 
And  faithful  to  his  Son. 

5  Fear  not  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 

Or  death's  tremendous  sting; 
Ke  will  from  endless  wrath  preserve, 
To  endless  glory  bring. 

[6  You,  in  his  wisdom,  pow*r,  and  grace, 

May  confidently  trust ; 
His  wisdom  guides,  his  pow'r  protects^ 
His  grace  rewards  the  just.] 


FEARS— FIRE.  303 

303,     C.   M.     Doddridge, 
Fears  dissipated,,. As:i\2^\  xii.  10, 
i     A   ^^^^  art  thou  with  us,  gracious  Lord, 
-^"^  To  dissipate  our  ftar  ? 
Dost  thou  proclaim  thyself  our  God, 
Our  God  forever  near  ? 

2  Doth  thy  right. hand,  which  formM  the  earth.. 

And  bears  up  all  the  skies, 
Stn^tch  from  on  high  its  friendly  aid, 
When  dangers  round  us  rise  f 

3  Dost  thou  a  father's  bowels  feel 

For  ail  thy  humble  saints? 
And  in  such  tender  accents  speak, 
To  soothe  their  sad  complaints  ? 

4  On  this  support  my  soul  shall  lean, 

And  banish  ^vhy  care  ; 
The  gloomy  vale  of  death  must  smile, 
If  God  be  with  me  there. 

304.     L.   M.     Gibbons, 
On  the  Alarm  of  Fire.,.,  Amos  \v,  11. 

1  '"T^HE  fire,  v>'ith  wild  unbounded  pow'r, 

JL     May  ruin  evVy  earthlv  joy, 
And  in  a  swift,  surprismg  hour 
Our  treasures,  homes,  and  lives  destroy. 

2  But  still  the  saint  its  rage  defies, 

And  should  destruction  seize  his  frame, 
His  unimbodied  soul  would  rise 
And  mount  to  giory  in  the  flame. 

3  There  stands  a  palace  built  sublime 
In  yonder  heav'ns  to  which  we  go. 
Secure  from  all  the  wastes  of  time, 
And  all  the  dire  events  below. 

4  When  vengeance,  kindling  all  her  fires, 
Shall  ride  in  ruin  o'er  the  ball ; 
Saints  shall  enjoy  their  full  desires, 
Their  God,  their  Saviour,  and  their  all. 


w 


305  FORTITUDE— FULNESS. 

305.     C.   M.     Han-isciu 
Fortitudc\...M2^il.  x.  28. 
HY  should  the  dread  of  sinful  mart 
Ensnare  and  vex  my  soul; 
O,  for  that  fortitude  which  can 
My  evVy  fear  contrcul. 

2  Shall  I  oiTend  a  holy  God, 
And  sacrifice  my  peace, 

To  shun  a  mortal's  threat 'ning  rod, 
A  friend  or  two  to  please  ? 

3  I  must  obey  the  God  I  love, 
Tho'  all  the  world  contemns  ; 

One  smile  from  him,  I  prize  above 
The  richest  earthly  gems. 

4  Hark !  O  my  soul— methinks  I  hear 
Jehovah's  awful  voice-— 

"  Fear  not,  thou  worm,  for  I  am  near; 
"  I  well  approve  thy  choice. 

3  "  While  mortal  men  revile  and  frown, 
**  I'il  srtiile  upon  thy  soul ; 
"  And  thou  shuit  tread  the  tempter  clovvn^ 
*^' While  I  his  rage  coniroul." 

6  Lord,  I  resign  me  to  thy  will, 
Thy  wisdom  I  adore  t 
I  yield  to  thee— thy  word  fulfil, 
And  let  me  doubt  no  more, 

.'^06.     8.  8.  6.      Hammond. 
Piilness  of  Christ..  ..John  i.  16.. ..Col.  i.  tO. 

1  TN  Christ  alone  all  fulness  dwells; 
-^  He  a  rich  plenitude  reveals 

To  all  his  chosen  seed ; 
Whatever  be  his  people's  wants. 
From  his  rich  fulness  still  he  grants, 

As  their  immortal  head. 

2  Tn  all  their  troubles  and  distress, 
He  will  bestow  abundant  grace, 

And  help  them  on  their  way; 


GETHSEMANE,  SOT 

He'll  never  let  his  people  go. 

Nor  shall  they  sink  in  endless  woe  j 

His  love  kuows  no  decay, 
3  Ye  timid  souls,  renounce  yourselves, 
Nor  longer  live  on  Christ  by  halves  j 

Live  wholly  on  the  Lamb : 
Behold  yourselves  in  him  complete, 
With  him  in  heav'n  you  soon  shall  mcjetj 

Tp  glory  in  his  name. 

SOT.     7s.     Hart, 
Gethsema?ie„„MatU  xxvi.  36 — 45. 

1  TV  yf  -\.NY  woes  had  Christ  endur'd^ 
i-Vl    Many  sore  temptations  met. 
Patient,  and  to  pains  inur'd ; 

But  the  sorest  trial  yet 
Was  to  be  sustain'd  in  thee, 
Gloomy,  sad  Gethsemane ! 

2  Came  at  length  the  dreadful  night, 
Vengeance,  with  its  iron  rod, 
Stood,  and  with  collected  mighi, 
BruisM   the  harmless  Lamb  of  G«d  ; 
See,  my  soul,  the  Saviour  see, 
Grov'ling  in  Gethsemane. 

^  There  my  God  bore  all  my  guilt  ^ 
This  thro'  grace  can  be  believ'd  i 
Bin  the  torments  which  he  felt, 
Are  too  vast  to  be  conceiv'd  : 
None  can  penetrate  thro*  thee. 
Doleful,  dark  Gethsemane. 

4  AW  my  sins  against  my  God  5 

Ali  my  sins  against  his  laws  ; 

All  my  sins  against  his  b^ood; 

All  mv  sins  against  his  cause  ; 

Sins  as  boundless  as  the  sea; 

Hide  me,  O  Gethsemane. 
5   Here's  my  claim,  and  here  alone  j 

None  u  Si\viour  more  can  need? 


308       GLIMPSE  OF  JESUS— GLORY* 

Deeds  of  righteousness  Pve  none  ; 
Nor  a  work  that  I  can  plead  ; 
Not  a  glimpse  of  hope  for  me, 
Only  in  Geihsemane. 
6  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
One  almighty  God  of  love, 
Prais'd  by  all  the  heav'nl}'  host, 
^In  thy  bhining  courts  above  ; 
\Ve  poor  sinners,  gracious  Three, 
Bless  thee  for  Gethsemane. 

308.     L.  M.     Steele. 
GBnpse  of  Jesus  precious, 

\    TESUS,  what  shall  I  do  to  show, 

J  How  much  I  Icve  thy  charming  name; 
Let  my  whole  heart  with  rapture  glow, 
Thy  boundless  goodness  to  proclaim. 

2  Lord,  if  a  distant  glimpse  of  thee. 
Can  give  such  sweet,  such  vast  delight, 
What  must  the  joy,  the  triumph  be. 
To  dwell  forever  in  thy  sight  I 

309.     C.  M.     Westlake's  StL  altered. 
Glimpse  of  fesus  precious, 
t    T    OKD..  let  me  see  th}  blissful  facq, 
-*— ^  While  sojourning  below  ! 
'Tis  from  thyself  my  jo\s  arise, 
And  all  my  comforts  flow. 

IS.  A  glimpse — a  single  glimpse  of  thee, 
Would  more  delight  mv  soul 
Than  this  vain  world,  with  all  its  joys, 
Could  I  possess  the  whole. 

310.     C.  M.     Griffns  Sel. 
Latter  Day  G/ore/.... Isaiah  ii.  2,  4,  ^O. 
1    1^  EJOiCE,  ye  nations  of  the  world, 
-^  *-   And  hail  the  happ\  day, 
W^hen  Satan's  kingrloTr,,drvvi.ward  hwrl'd, 
Shall  perish  with  dismay. 


GOD.  Cll 

2  Kejoice,  ye  heathens  ;  wood  and  stone 
Shall  form  your  gods  no  more  ; 
Jehovah,  ye  shall  trust  alone, 
And  him  alone  adore. 

S  Christians,  rejoice  ;  each  party  name, 
Each  diff  rent  sect  shall  cease  : 
Your  error,  grief,  and  wrath,  and  shame,, 
Shall  yield  to  truth  and  i)eace. 

4  Ye  sons  of  peace,  the  triumph  share  ; 
Trumpets  no  more  shall  sound  ; 
The  murd'rous  sword,  the  bloody  spear, 
Shall  fertilize  the  ground. 

$  Bright  o*er  the  mountains  may  we  see 
This  blessed  morning  ray; 
And  glorious  may  its  splendor  be 
E'en  to  the  perfect  day  ! 

311.     CM.     Erskine. 
God  irmisible**.A  Tim.  vi.  15,  16. 

1  'T^HE  Great  Invisible  unknown, 

-«■     Who  fills  th*  eternal  throne, 
Is  King  of  kings^  and  Lord  of  lords, 
Jehovah,  God  alone. 

2  'Tis  far  beyond  blind  mortal  eyes 

To  see  his  bright  abode ; 
Nor  can  created  minds  e*cr  glance 
A  thought  half-way  to  God. 

3  Infinite  leagues  beyond  the  sky, 

Th'  Eternal  reigns  alone  ; 
Where  human  minds,  nor  finite  wings, 
Can  mount  the  topless  throne. 

4  Let  evVy  nation,  tribe,  and  tongue. 

His  matchless  pow'r  proclaim  ; 
And  heav'n,  and  enrth,  rocks,  hills,  and  seas, 
Repeat  their  loud  Anient 
Y 


312  GOSPEL. 

3(2.     L.   M.     FoJ^e. 
'Go  fjyeac/i  my  GaspeL...M-aYk  xvi.  15. 

1  "  /^  O,"  saith  the  voice  of  heav'nly  love, 

V_T  "  ]\|y  gospel  preach  to  ev'ry  land  j 
'^  Lo !  I  am  with  you  to  the  end, 
"  Observe  and  follow  my  command." 

2  With  joy  the  first  deciples  heard. 
And  preach'd  the  heart-reviving  news, 
As  they  from  him  receiv'd  in  charge, 
First,  to  the  unbelieving  Jews : 

8  Then  to  the  Gentiles  far  and  near, 
Published  Salvation  in  his  name, 
And  the  glad  tidings  of  his  grace 
To  this  distinguish'd  island  came. 

4  '  Here  may  the  gospel  still  remain, 
'Till  Christ  shall  in  the  clouds  descend^ 
Then  we  who  love  the  gospel  now 
Shall  call  the  Judge  our  heav'nly  friend. 

313,     L.  M.     Cole. 
Gospel  first  preached  at  yerusalem..,.'Lw\Q  xxiv,  47. 

1  *"  PROCLAIM  my  gospel,"saiththf  Lord, 

X-    "  Ye  preachers  dt  my  sacred  word ; 
*'  Let  ev'ry  nation  hear  the  theme, 
**  Beginning  at  Jerusalem.  , 

2  *'  Go,  let  the  chief  of  sinners  know, 
*'  That  I  have  blessings  to  bestow  ; 
*•'•  Proclaim  salvation  in  my  name, 

"  Beginning  at  Jerusalem. 
S  '*  Where  I  was  treated  with  disdain, 
"  Where    I  was  crutified  and  sU.in; 
•'  There  shall  my  gospel  gain  esteem, 
*'  iit-i:,inn''r!,o;  at  Jerusalem. 

4  "  My  paid\ring  love  {Toclaim  al^road, 
'"  And  sh.<-v;  the  virtue  of  my  blo(;d  ; 
*''•  ''I  iii  tjmt   shi^li  lid,  prodaim  mj  gracp 
"  To  ev'iy  ii.iid,  iu  ev'i)  plate. 


GOSPEL.  314. 

5  **  In  yonder  World,  behold  the  train 
"  Of  sinners  sav'd  from  endless  pain  j 
"  Ascribing  glory  to  the  Lamb, 
*'  Within  the  new  Jerusalem." 

314.     L.  M.     Ancju 
GospePs  jc>i/fui  Sound., „P's-d\m  Ixxxix.  15. 
i    /^O.VIE,  dearest  Lord,  who  reigns  above, 

^-^  And  draw  me  with  the  cords  of  love ! 

And  while  tiie  gospel  does  abound, 

O  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound  ! 

2  Sweet  are  the  tidings,  free  the  grace, 
It  brings  to  our  apostate  race ; 

It  spreads  a  heav'niy  light  around, 
O  may  I  know  the  jo)  ful  sound  ! 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  sin-sick  soul 
Look  up  to  jesus  and  be  whole  : 

In  him  are  peace  and  pardon  found  j 
O  may  I  know  the  gospel  sound ! 

4  It  stems  the  tide  of  swelling  grief, 
AiTords  the  needy  sure  relief; 
Releases  those  by  satan  bound, 

O  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 

315.     L.  M.     Peacock. 
Gospel  Harvest,.,, John  iv.  35. 

1  T    O,  clad  in  nature's  bright  array, 

■^^^  The  fields  a  beauteous  scene  display ; 
See  how  the  golden  ears  of  corn. 
Wide-waving,  all  the  hills  adorn. 

2  See  earth  with  God's  rich  goodness  crown'd, 
A  joyful  plenty  smiles  around  : 

But  now  to  our  admiring  eyes. 
Behold  !  superior  prospects  rise. 

3  Rich  harvests,  where  salvation  grows, 
Their  fair  celestial  fruits  disclose  ; 

A  paradise  on  earth  is  seen. 

How  pleasing,  how  divine  the  scsnce! 


SiQ  GOSPEL. 

4  See,  sinners  hast'ning  to  embrace 
The  tidings  of  torgiving  grace  ; 
Redeem'd  from  hell,  with  price  divine, 
In  faith  and  holiness  they  shine, 

5  All  crown'd  with  immortality, 
I'hese  fruits  of  righteousness  shall  be  | 
Then  they  that  reap,  and  they  that  sow, 
Shall  everlasting  triumphs  know. 

6  Together  shall  their  songs  arise. 
In  the  fair  fields  of  p:iradise  ; 
And  shouts  of  triumph  and  of  joy. 
Their  blest  eternity  employ. 

316.  L.  M.     Nesdham, 
Thif  Kingdom  c^722^.<..Matt.  vi.  10. 

,1    T  T  AST  thou  not  said,  almighty  God, 
A  JL    The  humble  heart  is  thine  abode  I 
Erect  thy  kingdom.  Lord,  within, 
And  let  thy  grace  subdue  our  sin. 

2  To  distant  lands  thy  gospel  send. 
And  thus  thy  empire  wide  extend; 
To  Gentile,  Turk,  and  stubborn  Jev/, 
Great  King  of  grace,  saFvation  shew. 

3.  Where'er  div  liglu  and  sun  aiise, 
7"hy  name,  O  God,  immortalize! 
-May  nations  yet  unborn  confess 
Thy  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  righteousness. 

317.  8.4.     Ray  s  Col, 
Gospel  Trumpet,., .Vs.  Ixxxix.  14 — 17. 

1  T_JARK,  hark  !  the  gospel-trumpet  sounds, 
A  -»-   Thro'  the  wide  earth  the  echo  bounds^ 
Pardon  and  peace  by  Jesu's  blood  j 
Sinners  are  reconcil'd  to  God, 

And  brought  into  the  heav'nly  road 
By  grace  divine. 

2  Come,  sinners,  hear  the  joyful  news, 
Nor  longer  dare  the  grace  refuse  ; 


GRACE.  318 

Mercy  and  justice  here  combine, 
Goodness  and  truth  harmonious  join, 
While  boundless  love  in  evVy  line, 

Invites  you  near. 
Ye  saints  in  glory,  strike  the  lyre, 
Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sacred  hre  ; 
Let  both  the  Saviour's  love  proclaim, 
And  spread  abroad  his  matchless  fame, 
Forever  worthy  is  the  Lamb 

Of  endless  praise. 

318.     L.  M.     R . 

Bij  Grace  ye  are  saved. ,„¥.ip\\.  il.  5. 

1    QELF-righteous  souls  on  works  rely, 
O   And  boast  their  moral  dignity  ; 
But  if  I  lisp  a  song  of  praise, 
Grace  is  the  note  my  soul  shall  raise, 

S  'Twas  grace  that  quicken'd  me  when  dead', 
And  grace  my  soul  to  Jesus  led  ; 
Grace  brings  me  pardon  for  my  sin— 
'Tis  grace  subdues  my  lusts  within. 

3  'Tis  grace  that  sweetens  evVy  cross, 
'Tis  grace  supports  in  ev'ry  loss  ; 
In  Jesu's  grace  my  soul  is  strong- 
Grace  is  my  hope  and  Christ  my  song. 

4  'Tis  grace  defends  when  danger's  near  ^ 
By  grace  alone  I  persevere  ; 

'Tis  grace  constrains  my  soul  to  love- 
Free  grace  is  all  they  sing  above. 

5  Thus  *tis  alone  of  grace  I  boast, 
And  'ti«  in  grace  alone  I  trust ; 

For  all  that's  past  grace  is  my  theme— 
For  what's  to  come  'tis  still  the  same. 

6  Thro'  endless  years,  of  grace  I'll  'oing, 
Adore  and  bless  my  heav'n:y  King  ; 
I'll  cast  my  crown  before  his  throne, 
And  shout  free  grace  to  him  aloue. 

Y2 


319  GRACE. 

319.     L.  M.     W . 

My  Grace  is  siifficient  for  thee*,,.2  Cor.  xii.  9. 

1  /^~^OME,  all  ye  chosen  saints  of  God, 

V_^   Whose  souls  are  wash'd  in  Jesu's  blood  ; 
Hear  what  he  says,  his  word  is  true— 
''  My  grace  sufficient  is  for  you. 

2  *'  I  am  your  sure,  almighty  friend, 

'*  Who,  loving,  loves  you  to  the  end  ; 
*'  I  will  be  near  you,  and  will  shew, 
*'  My  grace  sufficient  is  for  you. 

S  "  I  know  how  numVous  are  your  foes  ; 
'*  I  know  the  ways  which  they  oppose  ', 
"  I  know  their  cunning  malice  too — 
'•  My  grace  sufficient  is  for  you. 

4  "  Tho'  satan  strives  your  souls  t'  ensnare, 
''  YouVe  still  the  objects  of  my  care  ; 

"  You're  near  my  heart,  Pll  bring  you  thro'— 
"  My  grace  sufficient  is  for  you. 

5  "  Do  you  want  proof  of  this  my  love  ?— 
"  Calv'ry  survey  ;  then  heav'n  above  ; 

"  See,  how  the  ransom'd  millions  bow  !— 
"  My  grace  sufficient  is  for  you. 

6  "  ril  guide  you  safely  in  the  way, 

"  Thro'  life's  dark  night,  to  heav'h's  bright  day  ^ 
*■'•  And  there  with  wonder  you  shall  view,' 
*•'*  My  grace  sufficient  was  for  you." 

320.     C.  M.     Hoskms. 
Inexhaustible  Gr(7c'^....Luke  xv.  Si. 

1  TEHOVAH'S  grace,  how  full,  how  free  : 
J    His  language  how  divine  ! 

**  My  Son,  thou  ever  art  with  me, 
'*  And  all  i  have  is  thine. 

2  **  My  saints  shall  each  a  portion  share^ 

'*'  That's  worthy  of  a  God  ; 
*'  They  are  my  chief,  my  constant  care— * 
'*  The  purchase  cf  my  blood* 


GRACE.  521 

S  ''  Both  grace  and  glory  I  ivlll  give, 
"  And  nothing  good  deny ; 
"  With  me  my  saints  shall  ever  live^ 
"  And  reign  with  me  on  high. 

4  "  And  if  ten  thousand  more  1  call^ 

*'  T'  enjoy  this  happiness, 
"  I  have  enough  for  each. ...for  all  ; 
"  Nor  shall  you  have  the  less." 

5  Then,  dearest  Lord,  make  millions  come> 

And  feast  on  pard'ning  grace  j 

Bring  prodigals,  bring  exiles  home^ 

And  we  w^ill  shout  thy  praise. 

321.     S.  IM.     Doddridge. 
(?r(7C6'....Eph.  ii.  5. 

1  /^  RACE  !  'tis  a  charming  sound  f 
^J  Harmonious  to  the  ear  ! 

Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 
To  save  rebellious  man  ; 

And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wond'rous  plan» 

[3      Grace  first  inscrib'd  my  name 
In  God's  eternal  book  : 
Twas  grace  -that  gave  me  to  the  Lamb, 
Who  all  my  sorrows  took.} 

4       Grace  led  my  roving  feet, 
To  tread  the  heav'nly  road  ; 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet. 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

S       Grace  all  the  work  shall  crowny 
Thro'  everlasting  days  ; 
It  lays  in  heav'n  the  topmost  stone^ 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 


3^2^  GRACE. 

522.     8.  7.     Wingrove. 
Miracle  of  Grace. •..hukc  xix.  10« 

1  TT  AIL  !  my  ever  blessed  Jesus, 
A  -*-   Oily  thee  I  wish  to  sing; 
To  my  soul  thy  name  is  precious, 

Thou  my  prophet,  priest,  and  king. 

2  O !  what  mercy  Aows  from  heaven, 

O,  what  joy  and  happiness  ! 
Love  I  much  ?   I've  much  forgiven, 
I'm  a  mirac!e  of  grace. 

[S  Once  with  Adam's  race  in  ruin, 
UnconcernM  in  sin  I  h\y  ; 
Swift  destruction  still  pursuing, 
Till  my  Saviour  passed  by. 

4  Witness,  all  ye  hosts  of  heaven, 

My  Redeemer's  tenderness ; 
Love  I  much  ?  I've  much  forgiven, 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace.] 

5  Shout,  ye  bright  angelic  choir, 

Praise  the  Lamb  enthron'd  above  y 
Whilst  astonish'd,  I  admire, 

God's  free  grace  aiul  boundles  love* 

6  That  blest  moment  I  receiv'd  him, 

Fill'd  my  soul  with  joy  and  peace  ; 
Love  I  much  ?  I've  much  forgiven, 
I'm  a  miracle  of  grace, 

323.     11.  8.     JRcccc'sSe!. 
Distinguishing  Grace  „ A  Cor*  iv.  7. 
1   TN  songs  of  sublime  adoration  and  praise, 
-■■  Ye  pilgrims  for  Sion  who  press, 
Break  forth  and  extol  the  great  Ancient  of  days, 
His  rich  and  distinguishing  grace. 

9  His  love  from  eternity  fixt  upon  you, 
Broke  forth  and  discover*d  its  flame, 
When  each  with  the  cords  of  his  kindness  he  drew. 
And  brought  you  to  love  his  great  name. 


GRACE.  324 

3  O  had  not  he  pitied  the  state  you  were  in, 
Your  bosoms  his  love  had  ne'er  felt  : 
You  all  would  have  liv*d,  would  have  dy'd  too  in  sin, 
And  sunk  with  the  load  of  your  guilt. 

4f  What  was  there  in  you,  that  could  merit  esteem, 
Or  give  the  creator  delight  ? 
'Twas  *'  even  so,  Father,"  you  ever  must  sing, 
Because  it  seem'd  good  in  thy  sight. 
[5  'Tvvas  all  of  thy  grace  we  were  brought  to  obey, 
While  others  were  sulTcr'd  to  go 
The  road,  which  by  nature  we  chose  as  our  way, 
Which  leads  to  the  regions  of  woe.] 
6  Then  give  all  the  glory  to  his  holy  name, 
To  him  all  the  glory  i^elongs  ; 
Be  yours  the  high  joys  still  to  sound  forth  his  fame,- 
And  crown  him  in  each  of  }our  songs. 

524.     123.     LeecPs  Col. 
Free  Gr<:vce....Zach.  iv.  7. 

1  'TPHE  voice  of  free  grace,    cries  escape  to  the 

-»-  mountain : 

For  all  that  believe,  Christ  hath  open'd  a  fountain, 
For  sin  and  uncleanness,  and  evVy  transgression. 
His  blood  flows  so  freely  in  streams  of  salvation 

Kailelujah  to  the  Lamb,  who  has  bought  us  a  pardon. 
We'll  praise  him  again,  when  we  pass  over  Jordan. 

2  Ye  souls  that  are  wounded,  to  the  Saviour  repair, 
Now  he  calls  \ou  in  mercv — and  can  you  forbear? 
Tho'  your  sins  are  increas'd  as  high  as  a  mountain. 
His  blood  can   remove   them  j  it  streams  from  the 

fountain. 

3  Now  Jesus,  our  King,  reigns  triumphantly  glorious 
O'er  sin,  death,  and  hell,  he  is  more  than  victorious 
With  shouting  proclaim  it — O  trust  in  his  passion^ 
He  saves  us  most  freely — O  precious  salvation. 

£4  Our  Jesus  proclaims  his  name  all  victorious. 
He  reigns  over  all,  and  his  kingdom  is  glorious  : 


325  GRAVE— GUEST. 

To  Jesus  we'll  join  with  the  great  congregatron, 
And  triun-sph,   ascribing  to  him  our  salvation.] 
S  With  joy  shall  we  stand,  when  escap'd  to  the  shore, 
With  harps  in  our  hands,  we'll  praise  him  the  more^ 
WeMl  range  the  sweet  plains  on  the  bank  of  the  river, 
And  sing  of  salvation  for  ever  and  ever ! 

225.     L.  M.     Medley. 
Grave  and  Hravcn.,..]oh  iii.  17* 

1  Q  AINTS  in  their  graves  lie  down  in  peace, 
^   No  more  by  sin  or  heil  opprest  ; 

7'he  vvMcked  there  from  iroubling  cease. 
And  there  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

2  Thrice  happy  souls  who*re  gone  before 
To  that  inheritance  divine  ! 

They  lal.H)r,  soncw,  sigh  no  more, 
But  bright  in  endless  glory  shine. 

5  There  shall  we  join  the  blissful  throng, 
An<l  meet  our  dearest  friends  again  j 
Ai^.d  all  eternitv,  our  song 
To  Jcsub  ri^.iso,  aiid  with  him  reign. 

32-3.     L,   M.     Greg^, 
jfestis  a  Guest., ».Kev,  iii.  20. 

1  T>  KHOLD  the  Saviour  at  thy  doof, 

JlS   He  gendy  knocks,  has  knock'd  before  ; 
Has  waited  long,  is  waiting  still, 
You  treat  no  other  friend  so  ill. 

2  Admit  him  ;  for  the  human  breast 
Ne'er  entertain'd  so  kind  a  guest : 
Admit  him,  or  the  hour's  at  hand, 
When  at  his  door  denyM  you'll  stand, 

3  Open  my  heart.  Lord,  enter  in. 
Slay  ev'ry  foe,  and  conquer  sin  :. 
I  now  to  thee  my  all  resign, 
3\ly  body,  soul,  shall  all  be  thinck 


HEART.  527 

327.  L.  M.     Steele. 
Inconstant  Heart  lamented* 

1  AH!  wretched,  vile,  ungreatful  heart, 
-^^  That  can  from  Jesus  thus  depart  j 
Thus  fond  of  trifles  vainly  rove, 
Forgetful  of  a  Saviour's  love. 

2  In  vain  I  charge  my  thoughts  to  stay, 
And  chide  each  vanity  away  ; 

In  vain,  alas,  resolve  to  bind 

This  rebel  heart,  this  wand'ring  mind. 

3  Thro*  all  resolves  how  soon  it  flies, 
And  mocks  the  weak,  the  slender  ties ; 
There's  nought  bepeath  a  pow'r  divide, 
That  can  this  roving  heart  confine. 

4  Jesus,  to  thee  I  would  return, 
And  at  thy  feet  repenting  mourn  : 
There  let  me  view  thy  j)ard*ning  lovc^ 
And  never  from  thy  sight  remove. 

5  O  let  thy  love,  v/itH  sweet  controul, 
Bind  all  the  passions  of  my  soul ; 
Bid  ev'ry  vanity  depart, 

And  dwell  forever  in  my  heart. 

328.  L.    M.     HarU 

Hardness  of  Heart  lamented, 

1  f~\  FOR  a  glance  of  heav'nly  day, 
^^  To  meli  this  stubborn  stone  away; 
And  thaw,  with  beams  of  love  divine. 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine. 

2  The  rocks  can  rend,  the  earth  can  quake, 
The  seas  can  roar,  the  mountains  shake  \ 
O    fetiirgs,  all  things  shew  some  sign 
But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine. 

3  To  iiea^  die  sorrows  thou  hast  felt, 
\Vr:at  but  an  adamant  would  melt  t 
But  I  can  read  tach  m' vinnj  line, 
And  nothing  moves  this  heart  of  mine* 


329  HEART. 

4  Eternal  Spirit,  mighty  God, 

Apply  within  the  Saviour's  blood  ; 
'Tis  his  rich  blood,  and  his  alone. 
Can  move  and  melt  this  heart  of  stone. 

329.  L.  M.     Bledley. 

Stony  Heart  Iame?ited., ..Ez^k,  xxxvi.  26 — SY, 
1    T    ORD,  hear  a  burden'd  sinner  mourn, 
,1  J  Who  gladly  would  to  thee  return  ; 
Thy  tender  mercies  O  impart, 
And  take  away  this  siony  heart. 

@  'Tis  this  hard  heart  which  sinks  me  down, 
Nor  asks  thy  smile,  nor  ft  ars  th)  frown  j 
This  causes  all  my  woe  and  sn^art ; 
Lord,  taice  away  this  stony  heart. 

3  *l'is  this  hard  heart,  my  gracious  Lord, 
Which  scorns  thy  love,  and  slights  thy  word  ; 
Which  tempts  me  from  thee  to  depart ; 
Lord,  take  away  this  stony  heart. 

4  'Tis  this  hard  heart  which,  day  by  dav, 
W^ould  shut  my  month,  nor  let  me  pray; 
Yea,  would  from  ev*ry  duty  start  ; 
Lord,  take  away  this  stfinv  heart. 

D   Sure  the  blest  day  will  shortly  come. 

When  this  hard  heart  shall  know  its  doom, 
When  I  no  more  shnll  sin  retain, 
Nor  of  a  stony  heart  cc^mplain. 

,6  Yes,  friendly  death,  with  welcome  stroke, 
Will  loose  the  chain,  will  break  the  yoke  ; 
And  when  arrived  on  Canaan's  shore 
A  stony  heart  be  felt  no  more. 

330.  C.  M.     Nexvton. 
Heart  f«/'e/?....Luke  xi.  "21.  22. 

i    'T^'^HE  castle  of  the  hun)an  heart, 
X      Strong  in  its  native  sin. 
Is  guarded  well  in  ev'ry  part. 
By  him  who  dwells  within* 


HEART.  331 

2  For  satan  there  in  arms  resides, 
And  calls  the  place  his  own  ; 
With  care  against  assaults  provides, 
And  rules  as  on  a  throne. 

[3  Each  treach'rous  thought  on  him  as  chief 
In  blind  obedience  waits  ; 
And  pride,  self-will,  and  unbelief. 
Are  posted  at  the  gates. 

4  Thus  satan  for  a  season  reigns. 

And  keeps  his  goods  in  pe-ace  ; 
The  soul  IS  pleas'd  to  wear  his  chains, 
Nor  wishes  a  release.] 

5  But  Jesus,  stronger  far  than  he. 

In  his  appointed  hour, 
Appears  to  set  his  people  free 
From  the  usurper's  pow'r. 

6  "  This  heart  I  bought  with  blood,"  he  cries, 

"  And  now  it  shall  be  mine  :" 
His  voice  the  strong  man  arm'd  dismays ; 
He  knows  he  must  resign. 

7  In  spite  of  unbelief  and  pride. 

And  self  and  satan's  art, 
The  gates  of  brass  fly  open  wide. 
And  Jesus  wins  the  heart. 

8  The  rebel-soul  that  once  withstood 

The  Saviour's  kindest  call. 

Rejoices  now,  by  grace  subdu'd, 

To  serve  him  with  her  all. 

331.     C.  M.     Hoskins,  ■■  — 

My  Son^  give  me  thy  Heart*,„Vvo\\  xxiii.  26. 

1  X  X  7HAT  language  now  salutes  the  ear, 

V  V     And  'tis  our  Father's  voice ! 
Let  all  the  world  attentive  hear, 
And  ev'ry  soul  rejoice. 

2  Sinner,  he  kindly  speaks  to  thee, 

However  vile  thou  art ; 
Z 


122  HEART. 

Here's  grace  and  pardon,  rich  and  free-f- 
My  son,  give  me  thy  heart, 

3  For  thee,  a  traitor,  Jesus  bled, 

And  siifFer*d  dreadful  smart ; 
For  thee  the  Lord  was  crucify'd — 
My  son,  give  me  thy  heart. 

4  Tho'  thou  hast  long  my  grace  withstood. 

And  said  to  me,  "  Depart  i" 
1  claim  the  purchase  of  my  blood— 
JMy  son,  give  me  thy  heart. 

5  I'il  form  thee  for  myself  alone, 

And  ev'ry  good  impart; 
I'll  make  my  great  salvation  known— 
My  son,  give  me  thy  heart. 

6  Come,  Lord,  and  conquer  now  my  hearty 

Set  up  in  me  thy  throne  : 
Bid  sin  and  satan  hence  depart, 
And  claim  me  as  thine  own. 

332.     S.  M.     Toplady. 
'^vil  Heart.^.Jeu  xvii.  9.... Matt.  xv.  jL9* 
t  A  STONISH'D  and  distrest, 

XJL  I  turn  mine  ej^s  within  : 
My  heart  with  loads  of  guilt  opprest, 
The  seat  of  ev*ry  sin. 

2  What  crowds  of  evil  thoughts, 
What  vile  affections  there  ! 

Distrust,  presumption  artfuV  guile^ 
Pride,  envy,  slavish  fear, 

3  Almightv  King  of  saints, 
These  tx  rant  lusts  subdue  ; 

Expel  the  darkness  of  my  mind, 
And  all  niy  powVs  renew. 

4  This  done,  my  cheerful  voice 
Shall  loud  hosannas  raise  ; 

Mv  s<  u!  i^bali  glow  with  gratitude. 
My  lips  proclaim  il^.y  pr^iji.e. 


H^AVEX.  333 

333.     L.  M.     Duncan, 
S.unis^  E:r.fMO'j  in  Heaven,.. .liev»  vii.  9 — 17. 

1  p  XALTED'  high  at  God's  right-hand, 

a    i  Nearer  the  throne  than  cherubs  stand  ', 
With  glory  crown'd,  in  white  array, 
My  wondVing  soul  says,  "  who  are  they  V* 

2  These  are  the  saints,  belov'd  of  God — 
WashM  are  their  rcbes  in  Jcsu's  blood  i 
More  spotless  than  Vne  purest  white, 
They  shine  in  uncreated  light. 

3  Brighter  than  jfngels,  b,  they  shire, 
Their  glories  great,  and  all  divine  j 
Telt  me  their  origin,  and  say 

Their  order  what ;  and  whence  came  they  ? 

4  Thro'  tribulation  great  they  came. 

They  bore  the  cross,  and  scorn'd  the  siian:ie  ; 

Within  the  .living  temple  blest, 

In  God  they  dv/eil,  and  on  him  rest. 

5  And  does  the  cross  thus  prove  their  gain? 
And  shall  they  thus  forever  reign  f 
Seated  on  sapphire  thrones,  to  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

6  Hunger  they  ne'er  shall  feel  again. 
Nor  burning  thirst  shall  they  sustain  5 
To  wells  of  living  water  led, 

By  God  the  Lamb  forever  fed. 

7  Unknov»^n  to  mortal  ears  they  sing 
The  sacred  glories  of  their  king; 
Tell  me  the  subject  of  their  lays, 
And  whence  their  loud  exalted  praise  ? 

8  Jesus,  the  Saviour,  is  their  theme  ; 
They  sing  the  wonders  of  bis  name  ; 
To  him  ascribing  pow'r  and  grace, 
Dominion  and  eternal  praise. 

9  '^  xAmen,"  they  cry,  to  him  alone, 
Who  dares  to  fill  his  Father's  throne  ; 
They  give  him  glory,  and  again 
Repeat  his  praise,  and  say,  *'  Amen»" 


334  HEAVEN, 

334.     L.  M.     Kent. 
Employment  of  Saints  in  IIcaven.»„Rev,  xiv.  1 — 5. 

1  /^^N"  Zion's  glorious  summit  stood 

^-^   A  numerous  host,  redeemM  by  blood  ; 
'I'hey  hymn'^d  their  King  in  strains  divine, 
I  heard  the  song  and  strove  to  join. 

2  Here  all  who  suffer'd  sv/ord  or  flame 
For  truth,  or  Jesu^s  lovely  name, 
Shout  vict'ry  now,  and  hail  the  Lamb, 
And  bow  before  the  great  I  Am. 

S  While  everlasting  ages  roll. 

Eternal  love  shall  feast  their  soul; 
And  scenes  of  bliss  forever  new, 
Rise  in  sj^ccession  to  their  view, 

4  Here  Mary  and  Manasseh  view 

1'he  dying  Thief  and  Abrah'm  too  ;   . 
With  equal  love  their  spirits  flame, 
The  same  their  joy,  their  song  the  same. 

5  O  sweet  employ  to  sing  and  trace 

Th'  amazing  heiglus  and  de})th3  of  grace  i 
And  spend,,  from  sin  and  sorrow  free,. 
A  blissful,  vast  eternity. 

6  O  v^^hat  a  sweet  exalted  song. 
When  evVy  tribe  and  ev  ry  tongue, 
Redeem'd  by  blood,  with  Christ  appear, 
And  join  in  one  full  chorus  there. 

7  My  soul  anticipates  the  day — 

Would  stretch  her  wings  and  soar  away,. 
To  aid  the  song,  and  palm  to  bear, 
And  bow  the  chief  of  sinners  there. 

335.     L.  M.     Watts. 
Long 'wg  for  Glory, 
1    T'M  bound  for  new  Jerusalem, 
A  Thither  my  blest  beloved's  gone  : 
The  righteous  branch  of  Jesse's  stem,, 
' Tls  he  I've  fixt  my  heart  upon. 


HEAVEN.  336 

2  Fain  woukl  I  climb  above  the  skies, 
To  see  the  beauties  of  his  face  j 
My  faith  would  into  vision  rise, 

And  hope  v/ould  cease  in  his  embrace* 

3  I  languish  with  extreme  desire, 
The  object  of  my  love  ta  see  ; 
O  let  me  in  love's  flames  expire, 
That  I  may  with  my  Jcsus  be. 

[4  This  life's  a  pilgrimage  of  care  ;' 
When  will  the  happy  season  come,. 
That  I  shall  breathe  celestial  air. 
And  settle  in  my  nativ^e  home  ?] 

5   I  long  to  reach  the  shore  of  bliss,. 
And  see  the  new  Jerusalem^ 
Where  my  beloved  Jesus  is. 
And  spend  eternity  with  him» 

336.     C.^rT   F . 

Longing  for  G/or^/,...PhiI.  i.  23, 
1   "^  71  7HY  longed  Paul  to  be  dissolv'dy 
V  V     And  enter  into  rest?— 
The  question  here  he  hath  resolv'd, 
To  be  with  Christ  is  best. 
3  And  I,  like  Paul,  desire  to  die, 
I  long  for  death*9  arrest ; 
If  any  ask  the  reason  why — 
To  be  with  Christ  is  best, 

3  My  unbelief,  that  bosom  foe. 

Which  lurks  within  my  breast  > 
So  often  seeks  my  overthrow — ' 
To  be  with  Christ  is  best. 

4  Should  friends  and  kindred  on  me  frowi>, 

And  leave  my  soul  opprest ; 
Should  evils  crush  my  comforts  down, 
To  be  with  Christ  is  best. 
3  Had  I  a  voice  so  loud  and  strong. 
To  sound  from  east  to  west  > 


337  HEAVEN. 

I'd  tell  the  honored,  seeking  throng, 
To  be  with  Christ  is  best. 

6  O  come,  sweet  Jesus,  quickly  come, 

And  cheer  my  fainting  breast ; 
I  long  to  reach  my  heav'nly  home, 
To  be  with  Christ  is  best. 

7  Pinion*d  with  love,  IM  take  the  wing, 

And  fly  to  thee,  my  rest : 
There  with  the  Church  triumphant  sing, 
To  be  with  Christ  is  best. 

337.     C.  M.     Steele, 
Promised  Z«/2J.... Isaiah,  xxxiii.  17. 
1   "17^  A  R  from  these  narrow  scenes  of  night, 
X?     Unbounded  glories  rise, 
And  reahiis  of  infinite  delight, 
Unknowi)  to  mortal  eyes. 

[2  O  could  we  with  our  mortal  eyes 
But  half  its  joys  explore. 
How  would  our  spirits  long  to  rise. 
And  dwell  on  earth  no  more  !] 

3  There  pain  and  sickness  never  come, 

And  grief  no  more  complains  ! 
Health  triumphs  in  immortal  bloom, 
And  endless  pleasure  reigns  ! 

4  There  rich  varieties  of  joy 

Continual  feast  the  mind  ; 
Pleasures  which  fill,  but  never  cloy^, 
Immortal  and  refinM  ! 

[5  No  factious  strife,  no  envy  there. 
The  sons  of  peace  molest  ; 
But  harmony  and  love  sincere 
Fill  evVy  happy  breast. 

6  No  cloud  those  blissful  regions  kno\vy 
But  ever  bright  and  fair  ! 
For  sin,  the  source  of  mortal  woe, 
Gail  never  enter  tliere.j 


HEAVEN.  538 

T  There  no  alternate  night  is  knovv'ii. 
Nor  sun's  taint,  sickly  ray  ; 
But  glory,  from  the  sacred  throne, 
Spreads  everlasting  day. 

[8  The  glorious  Monarch  there  displays 
His  beams  of  wondVous  grace  ; 
His  happy  subjects  sing  his  praise, 
And  bow  before  his  face.] 

9  O  may  we  rise,  by  grace  divine. 
To  those  bright  courts  on  high  ^. 
Then  shall  our  happy  spirits  joia 
The  chorus  of  the  sky. 

338.     C.  M.     Stennett, 
View  of  Canaa?i.»,.T)K:uU  xxxii.  49; 

1  /^N  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand^ 
\^>/   And  cast  a  wishful  eye 

To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  O  the  transporting,  rapt'rous  scene,. 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 
Svreet  fields,  array*d  in  living  greeny 
And  rivers  of  delight  ! 

S  There  gen'rous  fruits  that  never  fail. 
On  trees  immortal  grow  ; 
There  rocks  and  hills,  and  brooks  and  ?ale&j 
With  milk  and  honey  flow.. 

[4  All  o'er  those  wide-extended  plains 
Shines  one  eternal  day  ; 
There  God  the  Son  forever  reigns. 
And  scatters  night  away. 

5  No  chilling  winds,  nor  pois*nous  breath 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death. 
Are  felt  and  fearM  no  more.] 

6  WTien  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place, 

Ajid  be  forever  blest  I 


33^  IlEA^VEN. 

When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face, 
And  in  his  bosom  rest  ? 

7  Fill'd  with  delight,  my  raptur'd  soul 
Would  here  no  longer  stav  ; 
Tho'  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 
Fearless  I'd  launch  away. 

339.     56th.     Straphan, 
View  of  Heaven.. .Aiftw  xxii.  1 — 3, 

1  C^^  wings  of  faith,  mount  up,  my  soul,  ancfrise, 
^^   View  thine  inheritance  beyond  the  skies  ; 
Nor  heart  can  think,  nor  mortal  tongue  can  tell. 
What  endless  pleasures  in  those  mansions  dwell : 

Here  my  Redeemer  lives,  all  bright  and  glorious. 
O'er  sin,  and  death,  and  hell,  he  reigns  victorious. 

2  No  gnawing  grief,  no  sad,  heart-rending  pair>, 
In  that  blest  country  can  admission  gain  ; 
No  sorrow  there,  no  soul-tormenting  fear, 

For  God's  own  hand  shall  wipe  the  falling  tear.^ 
Here  my  Recleemer  lives,  &:c.  . 

3  No  rising  sun  his  needless  beams  displays, 
No  sickly  nvDon  emits  her  feeble  rays  ; 
The  Godhead  here  celestial  glory  sheds, 
Th'  exalted  Lamb  eternal  radiance  spreads  s. 

Here  my  Redeemer  lives,  &€. 

4  One  distant  glimpse  my  eager  passion  fires  f 
Jesus,  to  thee  my  longing  soul  aspires  ! 
When  shall  I  at  my  heav'nly  home  arrive. 
When  leave  this  earth,  and  when  begin  to*  liv^e  ? 

Par  here  my  Saviour  is  all  bright  and  glorious. 
O'er  sin,  and  death,  and  hell,  he  reigns  victorious*- 

540.     L.  M.     Doddrulge. 
Rich  Man  and  Lazarus. ..,LukQ  xvi.  25. 
1    TN  what  confusion  earth  appears  ] 

X   God's  dearest  children  bath'd  in  tears  j 
/       .       While  they  who  hcav'n  itself  deride, 
Riot  in  luxury  and  pride. 


HELL.  341 

2  But  patient  let  my  soul  attend, 
And  ere  I  censure,  view  the  end  : 
That  end,  how  diff'rent,  who  can  tell 
The  wide  extremes  of  heav'n  and  hell  ? 

S  See  the  red  flames  around  him  tv/ine, 
Who  did  in  gold  and  purple  shine! 
Nor  can  his  tongue  one  drop  obtain, 
T'  allay  the  scorching  of  his  pain. 

4  While  round  the  saint,  so  poor  below, 
Fail  rivers  of  salvation  flow  ; 

On  Abrah'm's  hreas'c  he  leans  his  head, 
And  banquets  on  celestial  bread. 

5  Jesus,  my  Lewd,  let  me  appear 
The  meanest  of  my  servants  here  j 
So  that  at  length  I  may  but  taste 
The  blessings  of  thy  marriage-feast. 

S^l.     L.  M.     Br  own. 
//^//....Mark  ix.  48. 

1  TTELL  !  'tis  a  v/ord  of  dreadful  sound  ; 
-*--■-  It  chills  the  heart  and  shocks  the  ear; 
It  sprea-ds  a  sickly  damp  around. 

And  makes  the  guilty  quake  with  fear. 

2  Far  from  the  utmost  Verge  of  day, 
Its  frightful,  gloomy  region  lies  ; 
Fierce  flames  amidst  the  darkness  piay^ 
And  thick  sulphureous  vapours  rise. 

3  The  breath  of  God,  his  angry  breath, 
Still  fans  and  still  supplies  the  fire  ; 
Here  sinners  taste  the  second  death, 
Longing  to  die,  but  can't  expire. 

4  Conscience,  the  never-dying  worm. 
With  constant  torture  gnav/s  the  heart. 
And  woe  and  wrath,  in  ev'ry  form, 
Inflame  the  wounds,  increase  the  smart. 

5  The  wretches  rave,  o'erwhelm'd  with  woe^ 
And  bite  their  everlasting  chains  j 


342  HOPE. 

But  with  their  rage  their  torments  grow, 
Resentment  but  augments  tlieir  pains. 

6  Sad  world  indeed !  what  heart  can  bear, 
HopclefiS,  in  all  these  pains  to  lie  ; 
Rack'd  with  vex'ation,  griel\  de^air, 
And  ever  d^ing,  never  die  I 

7  '  Lord  save  a  guilty  f.oul  from  hell, 

Who  seeks  thy  pard'ning,  cleansing  blood  ;• 

0  let  rac  in  thy  kingdom  dwell, 

To  praise  my  Saviour  and  my  God.' 

342,     L.  IvI.     Steele, 
Hope  ill  Darkness. „.y}h  xxx.  28. 
i   /^  GOD,  my  Sun.  thy  blissful  rays, 

v-/  Can  warm,  and  che^r,  and  guide  my  hearth 
How  dark,  how  mournml  are  my  days, 
If  cTiy  enliv'ning  beams  depart ! 

2  Scarce  thro'  the  shades  a  glimpse  of  day 

Appears  to  these  desiring  eyes  ! 

But  shall  my  drooping  spirit  say, 

The  cheerful  morn  will  n^  ver  rise  ? 
S  O  let  me  not  despairing  mourn, 

Tho'  gloomy  darknesy  spreads  the  sky  v 

My  glorious  Surf  will  yet  return, 
,  And  night  with  all  its  horrors  fly. 
4  O  for  the  bright,  the  joyful  day, 

When  hope  shall  in  fruiiion  die  ^ 

So  tapers  lose  their  feeble  ray 

Beneath  the  Sun's  refulgent  eye. 

343.     C.   M.     Coombes. 
Hope  in  Christ,... Hth.  ii,  18. 

1  TN  ev'ry  trouble  s'larp  and  strong 
-»  My  soul  to  Jf  sus  flies  ; 

My  anchor-hold  is  firm  in  him, 
When  swelling  billows  rise. 

2  His  comforts  bear  my  spirits  up, 

I  trust  a  faithful  God, 


HOPE.  Z<L^ 

The  sure  foundation  of  my  hope 
Is  in  a  Saviour's  blood. 

3  Loud  hallelujah  sing,  my  soul, 

To  thy  Redeemer's  name  ; 
In:}ov  end  sorrow,  life  and  death^ 
His  love  is  still  the  same. 

544.     CM.     Greeiu 
Hope  encouraged^,, A  Sam.  xxx.  6. 
1   "T  T  fHY  should  my  soul  indulge  complalntSj 
V  V     And  yield  to  dark  despair  ? 
The  meanest  of  my  Father's  saints 
Are  safe  beneath  his  care. 

-2  *Why  should  I  thus  desponding  bow, 
Or  why  with  anguish  bleed  \ 
Tho'  darloiess  veils  my  passage  now, 
Yet  glory  shall  succeed. 

0  A  thousand  promises  are  wrotp 

In  characters  of  blood  : 
And  those  emphatic  lines  denote 
The  ever  faithful  God. 

4  Thro'  these  sweet  promises  I  range^ 

And  (blessed  be  his  name !) 
Tho^  I,  a  fickle  mortal,  change, 
His  love  is  still  the  same. 

5  Grace,  like  a  fountain,  ever  flows, 

Fresh  succours  to  renew : 
The  Lord  my  wants  and  weakness  knows^ 
My  sins  and  sorrows  too. 

6  'Tis  he  directs  my  doubtful  ways, 

When  dangers  line  the  road  ; 
Here  I  mine  Ebenezer  raise. 
And  trust  a  gracious  God. 

2>^S,     C.  M.     IleglnhoihGm, 
Good  Hope  through  GrG(e.,„2  Thts  ii.  16; 

1  £  ^OME,  humble  souls,  ye  mourners,  LomCj 
^^^   And  wipe  away  jour  tears : 


S46  HOPE. 

Adieu  to  all  your  sad  complaints, 
Your  sorrows  and  your  fears. 

2  Come  shout  aloud  the  Father's  grace, 

And  sing  the  Saviour's  love  : 
Soon  shall  you  join  the  glorious  theme 
In  loftier  strains  al:>ove. 

3  God,  tb*  eternal,  mighty  God, 

To  dearer  names  decends  : 
Cails  V  cu  his  treasure  and  his  joy, 
His  children  and  his  friends. 

4  My  Father  God  !  and  may  these  lips 

Pronounce  a  name  so  dear! 
Not  thus  ( ould  heav'n's  sweet  harmony 
Deiight  my  list'ning  ear, 

6  Thanlis  to  my  God  'or  ev'ry  gift 
His  Ijounr'ous  hands  bestow ; 
And  thanks  eternal  for  that  love 
Whence  all  those  comforts  flow. 

-6  Forever  let  my  grateful  heart 
His  boundless  grace  adore, 
"Which  gives  ten  ihousand  blessings  now, 
And  l)ids  me  hope  for  more. 

-■7  Transporting  hope  !  still  on  my  soul 
Let  thy  sweet  glories  shine, 
'Till  thou  thyself  art  lost  in  joys, 
Immortal  and  divine. 

346.     S.  M.     Tr.plady. 
Weak  Believers  encouraged »o.Vs'c\\m  xxvii.  l^. 

1  'VT'OUR  harps,  ye  trembling  saints, 

-■-    Down  from  tlie  willows  take: 
Loud  to  the  praise  of  love  divine, 
Bid  cvVy  string  awake. 

2  Tho'  in  a  foreign  land, 

We  are  not  far  irom  home ; 
And  nearer  to  our  house  above 
We  evVy  moment  come. 


HOPE.  ur 

Q       His  grace  shall  to  the  end 
Stronger  and  brighter  shine  ; 
Nor  present  things,  nor  things  to  com^, 
Shall  quench  the  spark  divine. 

[4       FastenM  within  the  veil, 

Hope  be  your  anchor  strong; 

His  loving  Spirit  the  sweet  gale. 

That  wafts  you  smooth  along. 

$       The  people  of  his  choice 
He  will  not  cast  away  ; 
Yet  do  not  always  here  expect 
On  Tabor's  mount  to  stay.] 
6       When  we  in  darkness  wa*k» 
Nor  feel  the  heav'niy  flame; 
Then  is  the  time  to  trust  our  God, 
And  rest  upon  his  name. 
dr       Wait  *till  the  shadows  flee ; 
Wait  thy  appointed  hour ; 
Wait  'till  the  Bridegroom  of  thy  sou! 
Reveals  his  love  with  pow*r, 

8       The  time  of  love  will  come, 
When  we  shall  clearly  see, 
Not  only  that  he  shed  his  blood. 
But  each  shall  say,  "  for  me." 

347.     8s.      TopJady. 
Hope  in  Despair. ..,Vsa\m  Ixxvii.  T — 10. 
a    1^  NCOMPASS'D  with  clouds  of  distress, 
-*-^  Just  ready  all  hope  to  resign; 
I  pant  for  the  light  of  thy  face, 
And  fear  it  will  never  be  mine. 

2  Dishearten'd  with  waiting  so  long, 
I  sink  at  thy  feet  with  my  load ; 
Ail  plaintive  I  pour  out  my  song, 
And  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  God. 

3  Shine,  Lord,  and  my  terror  shall  cease, 
The  blood  of  atonement  apply; 

Aa 


348  HOPE. 

And  lead  me  to  Jesus  for  peace 
The  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

4  Speak,  Saviour,  for  sweet  is  thy  voice  j 
Thy  presence  is  fair  to  behold  ; 
Attend  to  my  sorrows  and  cries, 
And  groanings  that  cannot  be  told. 

5  If  sometimes  I  strive,  as  I  mourn, 
My  hold  of  thy  promise  to  keep, 
The  billows  more  fiercely  return, 
And  plunge  me  again  in  the  deep. 

6  While  harass'd  and  cast  from  thy  sight, 
The  tempter  suggests  with  a  roar, 

"  The  Lord  hath  forsaken  thee  quite, 
"  Thy  God  will  be  gracious  no  more." 

JT  Yet,  Lord,  if  thy  love  hath  designed 
No  covenant  blessing  for  me, 
Ah !  tell  me,  how  is  it  I  find, 
Some  sweetness  in  waiting  for  thee  ? 

$  Almighty  to  rescue  thou  art; 

Thy  grace  is  my  shield  and  my  tow'r ; 
Come,  succor  and  gladden  my  heart, 
Let  this  be  the  day  of  thy  pow'r, 

348.     148th.     De  Courcei/s  CoU 
Who  can  fcIlP,»»Joi\dih  iii.  9. 
3       r^  HEAT  God!  to  thee  I  make 
vJJ"  My  wants  and  sorrows  known  j 
And  with  an  humble  hope 
Approach  thine  awful  throne  ; 
Tho'  by  my  sins  deserving  hell, 
I'll  not  despair,'  for  who  can  tell  ? 

^       To  tliee,  who  by  a  word 

My  drooping  soul  canst  cheer, 
And  by  thy  Spirit,  form 
Thy  glorious  image  there! 
jMy  foes  subdue,  my  fears  dispel^ 
I'll  daily  seek,  for  who  can  tellf 


HYPOCRITE.  549 

3  In  clanger  or  distress, 
To  thee  alone  I  fly  ; 
Implore  thy  pow'rful  help, 
And  at  thy  footstool  lie  : 

My  case  bemoan,  my  wants  reveal. 
And  patient  wait,  for  who  can  telH 

4  My  heart  misgives  me  oft, 
And  conscience  storms  within; 
One  gracious  look  from  ihee, 
"VVili  make  it  all  serene  : 

Satan  suggests  that  I  shall  dwell 
In  endless  flames,  but  who  can  tellf 

5  Curst  unbelief,  begone, 
Ye  doubts,  fly  swift  away  : 
God  hath  an  ear  to  hear. 
While  Tve  an  heart  to  pray  ; 

If  he  be  mine,  all  will  be  well, 
Forever  so,  and  who  can  tell  ? 

3  id.     S.  INT.     Hoskhis. 
Hypocrite,. ..Job  xxvii.  8. 
i        T    ET  hypocrites  attend, 

-*— ^  And  view  their  awful  states 
Consider  well  their  latter  end, 
Before  it  be  too  late. 

2  Religion's  form  is  vain, 
While  we  deny  its  pow'r! 

What  will  the  hypocrite  obtain. 
In  death's  tremendous  hour? 

3  Now  he  may  credit  gain. 
And  in  his  affluence  roll ; 

But  all  his  profit  will  be  pain. 
When  God  shall  take  his  souU 

4  Then,  O  what  dread  surprize, 

What  horror  and  dismay. 
When  death  shall  open  wide  his  eyes) 
And  tear  his  mask  away  !     _,^^ 


S50    IMPATIENCE— INCONSTANCY. 

S  Lord,  search  and  know  my  heart, 
And  make  my  soul  sincere  ; 
And  bid  hypocrisy  depart, 

And  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

350,     C.  M,     Cntden. 

Impatient  for  Death — iCs  better  for  me  to  die  tkau 

to  /fi'A... Jonah  iv.  8. 

1  'X^T'f^^''  ^^"^'^^s  impatient  to  be  gone? 

V  V    Such  wishes  breathe  no  more — 
Let  him,  who  lock'd  thy  spirit  in, 
When  meet,  unbolt  the  door. 

2  Why  wouldst  thou  snatch  the  victor's  palm, 

Before  the  conquest's  won  ? 
Or  wish  to  seize  th'  immortal  prize, 
Ere  yet  the  race  is  run. 

3  Inglorious  wish  to  haste  away 

And  leave  thy  work  undone ! 
To  serve  thy  Lord  will  please  no  less. 
Than  praising  round  the  throne. 

4  While  thou  art  standing  in  the  field. 

For  bliss  thou'lt  riper  grow  ; 
Then  wait  the  Lord's  appointed  time^ 
'Till  he  shall  bid  thee  go. 

351.     L.  M.     Dorrington. 
Jnco}2sta?ici/  lamented. 
t    1P\EAR  Jesus,  when,  when  shall  it  be 
-*--'  That  I  no  more  shall  break  with  thee  ? 
When  will  this  v/ar  of  passion  cease, 
And  I  enjoy  a  lasting  peace  ? 

2  Here  I  repent,  and  sin  again, 
Sometimes  revive,  sometimes  am  slain  ; 
Slain  with  the  same  unhappy  dart, 
W^hich  O,  too  often  wounds  my  heart. 

3  When,  gracious  Lord,  when  shall  it  be 
That  I  shall  find  my  all  in  thee — 
^he  fulness  of  thy  promise  prove. 
And  feast  on  thine  eternal  love  I 


INCONSTANCY.  3S^ 

352.     S.  31.     Newton. 
Inconstancy  Iame7ited,.»»Rom,  vii.  19. 

I  WOULD,  but  cannot  sing, 
I  would  but  cannot  pray ; 
For  satan  meets  me  when  I  try. 
And  frights  my  soul  away. 

I  would,  but  can't  repent, 
Tho*  I  endeavor  oft ; 
This  stony  heart  can  ne'er  relent, 
'Till  Jesus  makes  it  soft. 

I  would,  but  cannot  love, 
Tho*  woo'd  by  love  divine  ; 
No  arguments  have  pow'r  to  move 
A  soul  so  base  as  mine. 

I  would,  but  cannot  rest. 
In  Gcd's  most  holy  will  ; 
I  know  what  he  appoints  is  best, 
Yet  murmur  at  it  still. 

O  could  I  but  believe  ! 
Then  all  would  easy  be  ; 
I  would  but  cannot — (Lord  relieve  ;) 
My  help  must  come  from  thee  ! 

But  if  indeed  I  would, 
Tho*  I  can  nothing  do  ; 
Yet  the  desire  is  something  good. 
For  which  my  praise  is  due, 

By  nature  prone  to  ill, 
'Till  thine  appointed  hour  j 
I  was  as  destitute  of  will, 
As  now  I  am  of  pow'r. 

Wilt  thou  not  crown  at  length, 
The  work  thou  has  begun  i 
And  with  a  will  afford  me  strengtk 
In  all  thy  ways  to  run  I 
Aa2 


353  INFANT— INVITATION, 

353.  C.  M.     L . 

Itifant's  Praise, 

1  A  LMIGHTY  God,  while  earth  and  heav'u 
-^^  Thy  pow*r  and  skill  proclaim ; 

Wilt  thou  permit  a  child  to  sing 
The  honors  of  thy  name  l 

2  Shall  mortals  aim  at  themes  so  great. 

Or  raise  their  notes  so  high, 
When  seraphs  low  beneath  thy  feet. 
In  self  abasement  lie  t 

3  Tho'  Gabriel  tunes  immortal  lyres, 

To  sweet  seraphic  lays ; 
Th'  Eternal  hears  when  infant  tonguee 
Attempt  to  lift  his  praise. 

4  The  early  dawn  of  opening  life, 

Has  prov'd  thy  guardian  care  ; 
Nor  shall  I  less  thro'  future  years, 
Th}^  grace  and  goodness  share* 

5  Behold  I  give  myself  to  thee, 

And  in  thy  name  confide; 
Most  gracious  God,  O  deign  to  be 
My  Father,  Friend,  and  Guide. 

354.  L.  M.     B . 

Come  and  see.,:}o\Mi  i.  46.^ 

1  TESUS,  dear  name,  how  sweet  it  sounds  f 
Ji    Replete  with  balm  for  all  my  wounds! 
His  word  declares  his  grace  is  free, 
Come,  needy  sinner,  come  and  see. 

2  He  left  the  shining  courta  on  high, 
Came  to  our  world  to  bleed  and  die  : 
Jesus,  the  God,  hung  on  a  tree : 
Come,  thoughtless  sinner,  come  and  see* 

3  Your  sins  did  pierce  his  bleeding  heart, 
'Till  death  had  done  its  dreadful  part : 

Yet  his  dear  love  still  burns  to  thee  ;  <MEi 

Come,  trembling  sinner,  come  and  see* 


INVITATION.  S53 

4f  His  blood  will  cleanse  the  foulest  stain. 
And  make  the  filthy  leper  clean  ; 
His  fountain  open  stands  for  thee  ; 
Come,  guilty  smner,  come  and  see. 

5  The  garments  of  his  shining  g^race, 
His  glorious  robe  of  righteousness  j 
In  this  array  thou  bright  shalt  be  ; 
Come,  naked  sinner,  come  and  see. 

6  No  tongue  can  tell  what  glories  shine 
In  our  Immanuel,  all-divine  ; 

O  that  in  sweetest  melody 

Each  heart  may  sing,  ^'  He  dy'd  for  meJ^ 

S55.     L.  M.     Smith. 
Iwillin  no  xvise  cast  oz^f....John  vi.  S7* 
~  ARK  !  'tis  the  Saviour's  voice  I  hear,, 


H 


Come,  trembling  soul>  dispel  thy  fear  % 
He  saith,  and  who  his  word  can  doubt. 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out  \ 

I  Doth  satan  fill  you  with  dismay, 
And  tell  you,  Christ  will  cast  away  j 
It  is  a  truth,  why  should  you  doubt  l 
He  will  in  no  v/ise  cast  you  out! 

3  Doth  sin  appear  before  your  view. 
Of  scarlet  or  of  crimson  hue  I 

If  black  as  hell,  why  should  you  doubt  I 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out ! 

4  The  Publican  and  dying  Thief 
Applied  to  Christy  and  found  relief  j 
Nor  need  you  entertain  a  doubt ; 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out ! 

5  Approach  your  God,  make  no  delay^ 
He  waits  to  welcome  yoH  to-day ; 
His  mercy  try,  nor  longer  doubt ;. 
He  will  in  no  wise  cast  you  out  f 

t6 '  Lord,  at  thy  call  behold  I  come._^ 
A  guilty  soul,  lost  and  undone  j 


-I 


3^6  r>^VITATION. 

On  thy  rich  blood  I  now  rely  ; 
O  pass  my  vile  transgression  by.'] 

356.     C.   M.     Humphreys. 
Invitation, »»»lsixiah  Ix.  8. ...John  vi.  S7, 
1   /^OME,  guilty  souls,  and  flee  away, 
^^  Like  doves  to  Jesu's  wounds  j 
Thjs  is  the  v.'elcome  gospeUday, 
Wherein  free  grace  abounds. 

^  God  lov'd  the  church,  and  gave  his  Soa 
To  drink  the  cup  of  wrath  ; 
And  Jesus  says  he'll  cast  out  none, 
Who  come  to  him  by  faith. 

357.     C.   M.     3Icdkij, 
Whosoever  rvUi,  let  him  comc^Ktv.  xxii.  IT. 

1  /^  WHAT  amazing  words  of  grace 
V-/  Are  in  the  gospel  found ! 
Suited  to  ev'ry  siraier's  case, 

Who  knov/  the  joyful  sound. 

2  Poor,  sinful,  thirsty,  fainting  souls, 

Are  freely  welcome  here  ; 
Salvation,  like  a  river,  rolls, 
Abundant,  free,  and  clear. 

3  Come  then  with  all  your  wants  and  wounds, 

Your  evVy  burden  bring  ! 
Here  love,  unchanging  love,  abounds, 
A  deep  celestial  spring ! 

4  Whoever  will,  (O  gracious  word !) 

Sliall  of  this  stream  partake  ; 
Come,  thirsty  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord, 
And  drink  for  Jesu's  sake ! 

5  Millions  of  sinners,  vile  as  you, 

Have  here  found  lifj  and  j;oace  ; 
Come,  then,  and  prove  its  virtues  too, 
And  drink,  udure,  and  bless. 


INVITATION.  358 

358.     C.   M.     Doddridge, 
And  uet  there  is  i?50^2....Luke  xiv.  22. 

1  ''T^HE  king  of  heav*n  his  table  spreads, 

-»-     The  dainties  crown  the  board  : 
■    Not  Paradise  with  all  its  joys, 
Could  such  delight  aiTord. 

2  Pardon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 

And  endless  life  are  giv'n; 
Thro*  the  rich  blood  that  Jesus  shed, 
To  raise  the  soul  to  heav'n, 

3  Ye  hungry  poor,  that  long  have  stray 'd 

In  sin's  dark  mazes,  come  ; 
Come  from  your  most  obscure  retreats, 
And  grace  shall  find  you  room. 

4  Millions  of  souls  in  glory  ik)W, 

Were  fed,  and  feasted  here  ; 
And  millions  more  still  on  the  wn^, 
Around  the  board  appear. 

5  Yet  is  his  house  and  heart  so  large, 

That  millions  more  may  come  ; 
Nor  could  the  whole  assembled  world, 
O'erfill  the  spacious  room. 

6  All  things  are  ready,  come  away. 

Nor  weak  excuses  frame ; 
Crowd  to  your  places  at  the  feast, 
And  bless  the  founder's  name, 

359.     C.   M.     Steele, 
And  yet  there  is  i?(?5w.,..Luke  xiv.  22. 

1  "V'E  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 

-*-     Behold  a  royal  feast ! 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bount'ous  store^ 
For  evVy  humble  guest. 

2  See,  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms  ; 

He  calls,  he  bids  you  come  ! 
Guilt  holds  you  back,  and  fear  alarms. 
But  see,  there  yet  is  room  I 


3G0  INVITATIOI^^. 

[3  Room  in  the  Saviour's  bleeding  heart  > 
There  love  and  pity  meet: 
Nor  will  he  bid  the  soul  depart, 
That  treaibles  at  his  feet.] 

[4  In  him  the  Father  reconcil'd. 
Invites  your  souls  to  come  : 
The  rebel  shall  be  calfd  a  child. 
And  kindly  welcomM  home.] 

5  O  come,  and  with  his  children  taste 

The  blessings  of  his  love  :     '.v*^,  a 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 

6  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice, 

Before  th'  eternal  throne, 
Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice^ 
In  ecstasies  unknown. 

7  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 

Are  welcome  still  to  come ; 
Ye  longing  souls,  die  grace  adore, 
Approach,  there  yet  is  room  I 

360.     S.    M.     DobelL 
Behold,  no7v  is  the  accepted  Time„„2  Cor.  vk  2- 
1        IVf^^^  ^^  ^'^*  accepted  time, 
-*-^    Now  is  the  day  of  grace  i 
Now,  sinners,  come  without  delay, 
And  seek  the  Saviour^s  face. 

^       Now  is  th'  accepted  time. 
The  Saviour  calls  to-day  ; 
To-morrow  it  may  be  too  late, 
Then  why  should  you  delay  ? 

3  Now  is  th'  accepted  time, 
The  gospel  bids  you  come  j 

And  ev'ry  promise  in  his  word 
Declares  there  yet  is  room. 

4  Lord,  draw  reluctant  souls, 
And.  feast  them  with  thy  lovej 


L. 


INVITATION.  3.^1 

Then  will  the  angels  clap  their  wings. 
And  bear  the  news  abovco 

5       At  length  around  thy  throne 
They  shall  thy  face  behold  ; 
While  thro'  eternity  they'll  strive 
Their  raptures  to  unfold. 

361.     7s,     Beck's  CoL 
Compel  them  to  come  ^;i....Luke  xiv.  23p 
t    T    ORD,  how  large  thy  bounties  are, 
-*-^  Tender,  gracious,  sinner's  fritnd; 
What  a  feast  dost  thou  prepare, 
And  what  invitations  send  I 

2  Now  fulfil  thy  great  design, 

Who  didst  first  the  message  bring : 
Ev'ry  heart  to  thee  inchne,      .    . 
Now  compel  them  to  come  in. 

[3  Rushing  on  the  downward  roadj 
Sinners  no  compulsion  need  ; 
Keav'n  to  forsake,  and  God, 
See,  they  run  with  rapid  speed. 

4  Draw  them  back  by  love  divine— 
With  thy  grace  their  spirits  win  ; 
EvVy  heart  to  thee  incline  ; 
Nov/  compel  them  to  come  in.] 

5  Thus  their  willing  souls  compel — • 
Thus  their  happy  minds  constrain, 
From  the  ways  of  death  and  hell, 
Home  to  God,  and  grace  again. 

6  Stretch  that  conquVing  arm  of  thine. 
Once  stretch'd  out  to  bleed  for  sin ; 
Ev'ry  heart  to  thee  incline, 

Now  compel  them  to  come  in. 

362.     7s.     Be  Courcy's  CoL 
Weary  Souls  invited  to  Christ.,,, Matt.  xi.  23f 
1    /^OME,  ye  weary  souls  opprest, 
V^   Find  m  Christ  the  promis'd  rest } 


m 


363  INVITATION. 

On  him  all  your  burdens  roll, 
He  can  wound,  and  he  make  whole^ 
^  Ye  that  dread  the  wrath  of  God, 
Come  and  wash  in  Jesu's  blood  ; 
To  the  Son  of  David  cry, 
In  his  word  he*s  passing  by. 

j8  Naked,  guilty,  poor,  and  blind. 
All  your  wants  in  Jesus  find  ; 
This  the  day  of  mercy  is, 
Now  accept  the  proffer*d  bliss# 

£4  Debtors,  whp  have  nought  to  pay. 

Come  to  Jesus,  haste  away  ; 

All  your  sins  on  him  were  laid. 

All  your  debts  the  Surety  paid. 
^  It  is  finish'd,  lo!  he  cries, 

Ere  on  yonder  cross  he  dies  j 

O  believe  the  record  true, 

Jesus  dy*d  for  such  as  you.] 

363.     9.  r.     Anon. 
Wenrif  Souls  invited  to  6yzrw^...Matt.  xi.  28. 

1  X  T  ARK !  hark,  what  sounds  are  these  SQ 
4-  A  Sinners,  wipe  the  falling  tear ;  [pleasing ! 
"Tis  love  divine,  and  never  ceasing, 

Flows  from  Jesus  to  the  car. 

2  "  Come  unto  me  all  ye  that  labor  ; 

*'  Sinners,  heavy  laden  come," 
None  are  more  welcome  to  the  Saviour,. 
Than  the  wretched  and  undone. 

3  Let  not  the  weight  of  sin  distress  you, 

Cease  to  heave  the  plaintive  sigh  ; 
A  hearty  welcome  now  av»  aits  you  | 
Come,  and  you  shall  never  die. 

4  '  Come,  yc  sinners,  come  and  wonder, 

How  such  mercy  you  withstood  ; 
Parch'd  with  thirst,  and  starv*d  with  hunger, 
^      '  Satiate  your  souls  with  good.' 


INVITATION.  364 

5  If  by  sin  and  sore  temptation, 

Heavy  laden  and  opprest, 
Behold  the  gracious  invitation, 
Come,  and  I  will  give  you  rest, 

PART  SECOND. 

6  No  longer  let  the  tempter  keep  you 

Fast  in  chains  of  unbelief; 
Tho*  late  in  life,  the  word  assures  you, 
Christ  could  save  the  dying  Thief. 

7  jNIary  Magdalen  too  can  witness, 

To  the  mercy  she  receiv'd  : 
Then  doubt  no  longer  of  your  fitness- 
Saul,  of  sinners  chief,  believ'd. 

8  Ho  !  all  ye  sinners,  heavy  laden, 

Fly  to  Christ,  the  Saviour's  breast ; 
Receive  the  pressing  invitation. 
Come,  and  I  will  give  you  rest ! 

364.  Il2th.     Hammond, 

Chrisfs  Blcod  ckanseth  from  all  Sin*** A  John  i.  T. 

1  TJTO  !  all  ye  trembling  sinners,  hear 

X  X  The  pard'ning  voice  of  Christ,  and  live  ; 
With  humble  confidence  draw  near  j 

Jesus  commands  you  to  believe  : 
Believe,  and  all  your  sins  are  gone- 
Bel  ieve,  and  heav'n  is  all  your  own. 

2  If  all  the  sins  that  men  have  done 

In  v/ill,  in  word,  in  thought,  in  deed. 
Since  worlds  were  made,  or  time  begun, 

Were  laid  on  one  poor  sinner's  head ; 
The  stream  of  Jesu's  precious  blood. 
At  once  could  cleanse  the  dreadful  load. 

365.  148th.     Phippard. 

God  reasoning  with  J/e/z.... Isaiah  i.  18. 
1       "V^E  sin-sick  souls  draw  near, 

-*•     And  banquet  with  your  King, 
His  royal  bountv  share, 
Bb 


566  INVITATION.  ^ 

And  loud  hosannas  sing  : 
Here  mercy  reigns,  here  peace  abounds. 
Here's  blood  to  heal  your  dreadful  wounds. 

2  Here's  clothing  for  the  poor  ; 
Here's  comfort  for  the  weak  : 
Here's  strength  for  tempted  souls. 
And  cordials  for  the  sick- 
Here's  all  a  soul  can  want  or  need, 
Laid  up  in  Christ,  the  living  head. 

3  But  may  a  soul  like  mine, 

All  stain'd  with  guilt  and  blood. 

Approach  the  throne  of  grace. 

And  converse  hold  with  God  ? 

Yes  !  Jesus  calls  ; — come,  sinners,  cpme^ 

In  mercy's  arms  there  yet  is  room. 

4  He's  on  a  throne  of  grace, 

•  And  waits  to  answer  pray'r  : 

What  tho'  thy  sin  and  guilt 

Like  crimson  doth  appear. 
The  blood  of  Christ  divinely  flows, 
A  healing  balm  for  all  thy  woes. 

5  O  wond'rous  love  and  grace- — 
Did  Jesus  die  for  me  ? 
Were  all  my  num'rous  debts 
Discharged  on  Calvary  ? 

Yes,  Jesus  dy'd — the  work  is  done--f 
He  did  for  all  my  sins  atone. 

6  On  earth  I'll  sing  his  love— - 
In  heav'n  I  too  shall  join 
The  ransom'd  of  the  Lord, 
In  accents  all  divine  ; 

And  see  my  Saviour  face  to  face. 
And  ever  dwell  in  his  embrace. 

366.     8.  7. 4.     Bart, 
Comr  andtvekome  to  Jesus  C//r?A^... Isaiah  Iv.  1; 
1   i^OIN'JE,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  wretched, 
w  Weak  and  wounded,  sitk  and  sore  J 


INVITATION.  Bm 

Jesus  ready  stands  to  save  you. 

Full  of  pity  join'd  with  pow'r  : 
He  is  able, 
He  is  billing  j  doubt  no  mora  ! 

[2  Ho  !  ye  needy,  come  and  welcome  j 
God's  free  bounty  glorify  : 
True  belit^f,  r.nd  true  repentance, 

Ev'ry  grace  that  brings  us  nigh— 
Without  mone}'. 
Come  to  Jesus  Christ,  and  buy.] 

3  Let  not  conscience  make  you  lingcry 

Nor  of  fitness  fondly  dream  j 
All  the  fitness  he  requireth, 

Is  to  feel  your  need  of  him  : 
This  he  gives  you  ; 
'Tis  the  Spirit's  rising  beam. 

4  Come,  ye  weaiy,  heavy  laden, 

Bruis'd  and  mangled  by  the  fait  > 
If  you  tarry,  'till  you're  better. 

You  will  never  coaie  at  aU. 
Not  the  righteous. 
Sinners  Jesus  came  to  call* 

5  View  him  grov'llng  in  the  garden  ; 

Lo  !  your  Maker  prostrate  lies  I 
On  the  bloody  tree  behold  him  j 

Hear  him  crv,  before  he  dies, 
«   Itlsfinish'd':" 
Sinner,  will  not  this  suffice  ? 

6  Lo  !  th'  incarnate  God  descended, 

Pleads  the  merits  of  his  blood  ; 
Venture  on  him,  venture  \vholly, 

Let  no  other  trust  intrude  ; 
None  but  Jesus 
Can  do  helpless  sinners  good. 

7  Saints  and  angels,  join'd  in  concert^ 

Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lamb  ; 

While  the  blissful  seats  of  heav'a 

Sweetly  echo  with  his  name  : 


367       JABEZ'S  k  JACOB'S  PRAYER, 

Hallelujah! 

Sinners  here  may  sing  the  same. 

367.     S.  M.     Doddridge, 
yabez'.s  Frai/er.<,,A  Chron.  iv.  9,  10. 
^     1    *  HTHOU  God  of  Jabez,  hear, 
A     While  we  intreat  thy  grace, 
And  borrow  that  expressive  pr^ivV, 
With  which  he  sought  thy  face. 

2  "  O  that  the  Lord  indeed 

*'  Would  me  his  servant  blea3, 
'*From  evVy  evil  shield  mv  head, 
"And  crown  my  paths  with  peace  ! 

3  "Be  his  almighty  hand 

"  My  helper  and  my  guide, 
"'Till,  with  his  saints  in  Canaan's  land, 
"  My  portion  he  divide." 

4  Thus  pious  Jabez  pray'd. 
While  God  inclin'd  his  ear  ; 

And  all,  by  whom  this  suit  is  made, 
Shall  find  the  blessing  near. 
3       Ye  youths,  your  vows  combine, 
"^Vitli  loud  united  voice  ; 

So  shall  your  heads  with  honor  shine. 
And  all  your  hearts  rejoice. 

S68.     Ts.     Ne^vton, 
JacolPs  rvrestlmg  with  G(?r/....Gen.  xxxii.  26. 

1  T    ORD,  I  cannot  let  thee  go, 
-*— '  'Till  a  blessing  thou  bestow  ; 
Do  not  turn  away  thy  face. 
Mine's  an  urgent,  pressing  case. 

2  Dost  thou  ask  me,  who  I  am  ? 

Ah  !  my  Lord,  thou  know'st  ray  name  ! 
Yet  the  question  gives  a  plea,  i 

To  support  my  suit  with  thee  ! 

5  Thou  didst  once  a  wretch  beheld, 
In  rebellion  blindly  bold  ; 


/ 


JESUS*  369 

Scorn  thy  grace.. ..thy  pow'r  uefy— 
That  poor  rebel,  Lord,  was  I. 

4  Once  a  sinner  near  despair 
Sought  thy  mercy-seat  by  prayV  ; 

Mercy  heard  and  set  him  free,  • 

Lord,  that  mercy  came  to  me. 

5  Many  days  have  past  since  then, 
Many  changes  I  have  seen  ; 
Yet  have  been  upheld  'rill  now  ; 
Who  could  hold  me  up  but  thou  ? 

6  Thou  hast  help'd  in  evVy  need— 
This  emboldens  me  to  plead  ; 
After  so  much  mercy  past, 
Canst  thou  let  me  sink  at,  last  ? 

7  No — I  must  maintain  my  hold — 
'Tis  thy  goodness  makes  me  bold  ; 
I  can  no  denial  take, 

When  I  plead  for  Jesu's  sake* 

369.     C.  M.     Steele. 
yd?,s•^^?....Phil.  ii.  10. 
1     TESUS  !  in  thy  transporting  name, 
J      What  blissful  glories  rise  ! 
Jesus  .'...the  angels'  sweetest  theme— 
The  wonder  of  the  skies. 

[2  Well  might  the  skies  with  wonder  view 
A  love  so  strange  as  thine ! 
No  thought  of  angels  ever  knc./ 
Compassion  so  divine.] 

3  Jesus  !  and  didst  thou  leave  the  sky 

For  miseries  and  woes  ? 
And  didst  thou  bleed,  and  groan  and  die, 
For  vile,  rebellious  foes  I 

4  Victorious  love  !  can  language  tell 

The  wonders  of  thy  powV, 
Which  conquered  all  the  force  of  hell, 
la  that  tremendous  hour  ? 
Bb2 


5ro  JESUS. 

4  What  glad  return  can  I  impart 
For  favors  so  divine  ? 
O  take  my  heart — this  worthless  heart, 
And  make  it  only  thine. 

270.     112th.     Matlock's  CoL 
yesus.,.,VK\\.  ii.  10. 

1  TESUS,  sweet  name — no  name  so  dear  % 
J    No  beauty  can  with  him  compare  : 
Chief  of  ten  thousand  is  my  Lord  ; 
Thou  art  the  ail-creating  word  : 

Thou  art  alive — sweet  words  to  tell : 
Thou  hast  the  keys  of  death  and  helU 

2  Soon  shall  I  reach  my  heav'niy  home, 
Within  the  new  Jerusalem  ; 

And  shout  free  grace  with  those  above, 
And  view  my  Jesus  v/hom  I  love: 
There  sing,  and  praise,  and  with  him  be, 
To  spend  a  long  eternity. 

371.     S.  M.     Bristol  Col 
Gentiles  pro ij ill g  for  the  yexvs„,,'Rom,  K.  1. 
OKD,  send  thy  servants  forth, 
To  call  the  Hebrews  home, 
From  east  and  went,  from  south  and  north, 
Let  all  the  wand'rers  come. 
2       Where'er  in  lands  unknown 


u 


Bid  cv'ry  creature  help  them  en, 
Thy  holy  mount  to  gain. 
[3       I>y  preaching  of  ihy  word, 
?4ay  they  be  brought  to  hear, 
Tliat  the  Messiah,  Clu-ist  the  Lord, 
i3id  once  on  earth  appear. 
4       Optn  their  hearts,  and  bring 
I'h.em  hujnbly  for  to  own 
That  he's  their  Lord,  their  God  and  King— 
1  he  true  anointed  one.] 


JEWS— JOURNEY.  37* 

5       With  Israel's  myriads  seal'd, 
Let  all  the  nations  meet, 
Andshew  the  mystery  fulfill 'd-— 
The  family  complete, 

372.     I'i2ih,     iresleij, 
GentUes praying fjr thejezv.i.^.iiom.  xi.  1..25 — '25»,^7'>^ 

1  T^ATHER  of  faithful  Abrah'm,  hear 
J?     Our  earnest  suit  for  Abrah'm's  seed  ! 
Justly  they  claim  the  softest  pray'r 

Frooi  us  adopted  in  their  stead, 
Who  nriercy  thro*  their  fall  obtain. 
And  Christ  by  their  rejection  gain, 

2  Outcast  from  thee,  and  scattered  \vide, 

Thro'  ev'ry  nation  under  heav'n  : 
Blaspheming  hi iTi  they  crucifyM, 

Unsav'd,  unpity'd,  unforgiv'n  : 
Branded  like  Cain,  they  bear  their  load, 
Abhorr'd  of  men,  and  curs'd  of  God. 

3  But  hast  thou  finally  forsook, 

Forever  cast  thine  own  away  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  bid  the  murdVers  look 

On  him  they  pierc'd,  and  weep  anvl  pray  ? 
Yes,  g^raclous  Lord,  thy  word  iy  past— - 
"  All  Israel  shall  be  sav'd  at  last." 

4  Come,  then,  thou  great  deliv'rer,  come  ; 

The  veil  from  Jacob's  heart  remove  ; 
Bring  ail  thy  ancient  people  home, 

And  crown  them  with  eternal  love  : 
The  world  shall  their  reception  view, 
And  shout  to  God  the  glory  due. 

Z7Z,     C.  M.     Ryland. 
yonrrey  to  Heave n.,».K}tn.  xxiv.  56» 
1   T  N  all  my  Lord's  appointed  ways, 
-^  I\Iy  journey  I'D  pursue  : 
Kinder  me  not,  ye  much-Icv'd  saints^ 
For  i  must  go  with  you. 


ar^  JOY. 

2  Thro'  floods  and  flames,  if  Jesus  lead, 
I'll  follow  where  he  goes  j 
Hinder  me  not  shall  be  my  cry, 
Tho'  earth  and  hell  oppose. 

[3  "  Stay,"  says  the  world,  "  and  taste  awhile 
*'  My  ev*ry  pleasant  sweet  ;" 
Hinder  me  not,  my  soul  replies, 
Because  the  way  is  great. 

4  "  Stay,"  satan,  my  old  master,  cries, 

"  Or  force  shall  thee  detain  j'* 
Hinder  me  not,  I  will  be  gone— 
My  God  hath  broke  thy  chain.] 

5  Thro'  duty  and  thro*  trials  too, 

I'll  go  at  his  command  ; 
Hinder  me  not,  for  I  am  bound 
To  my  Immanuel's  land. 

6  And  when  my  Saviour  calls  me  home, 

Still  this  my  cry  shall  be — 
Hinder  me  not.. ..come  welcome  death.... 
I'll  gladly  go  with  thee. 

374.     L.  M.     Medleij, 
ITe  hatk  done  all  things  Ti;^//....Mark  vii.  37. 

1  "^[O  W  in  a  song  of  grateful  praise, 

-*-^    To  my  dear  Lord  my  voice  I'll  raise  ; 
With  all  his  saints  I'll  join  to  tell, 
My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

2  All  worlds  his  glorious  pow'r  confess; 
His  wisdom  all  his  works  express  : 
But  O  his  love,  what  tongue  can  tell  I 
My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

3  How  sov'reign,  wonderful,  and  free 
Has  been  his  love  to  sinful  me  ! 

He  pluck'd  me  as  a  brand  from  hell  ; 
My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

4  I  spurn'd  his  grace — I  broke  his  law5, 
And  yet  he  undertook  my  cause  j 


JUDGMENT.  Z7S 

To  save  me  tho*  I  did  rebel  : 

My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

5  And  since  my  soul  has  known  his  love. 
What  mercies  has  he  made  me  prove ! 
Mercies  which  do  all  praise  excel, 
JMy  Jf^sus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

6  When'er  my  Saviour  and  my  God 
Has  on  me  laid  his  gentle  rod, 

I  know,  in  all  that  has  befel, 

My  Jes'js  hath  done  all  things  well. 

7  Tho*  oft  a  fiVy,  flaming  dart 
The  tempter  levels  at  my  heart; 
With  this  I  all  his  rage  repel — 
My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

[8  Sometimes  my  Lord  his  face  does  hide, 
To  make  me  pray  or  kill  my  pride  j 
Yet  then  it  on  my  mind  does  dwell 
My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well.] 

0  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  vale  of  death, 
And  in  his  arms  shall  lose  my  breath  ; 
Yet  then  my  happy  soul  shall  tell, 
My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

lO  And  when  to  that  bright  world  I  rise, 
And  join  the  anthems  of  the  skies, 
Above  the  rest  this  note  shall  swell. 
My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well. 

375.     L.  M.     Davies. 
yudgment„..ls'^hh.  xxiv.  18 — 20. 

1  tJOW  great,  how  terrible  that  God, 
-■'  -■-  Who  shakes  creation  with  his  nod ! 
He  frowns,  and  earth's  foundations  shake, 
And  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break. 

2  See  now  the  glorious,  dreadful  day, 
That  takes  th'  enormous  load  away  ! 
See  ocean,  earth,  all  nature's  frame. 
Sink  in  one  universal  flame ! 


376  JUDGMENT. 

S  Where  now,  O  where  shall  sinners  seek 
For  shelter  in  the  genVal  wre'^k  ? 
Shall  falling  rocks  be  oVr  them  thrown  ? 
See  rocks,  like  snow,  dissolving  down  ' 

4  In  vain  for  merry  now  they  cry  ; 
In  lakes  of  liquid  fire  they  lie  ; 
There  on  the  flaming  billows  tost, 
Forever,  O,  forever  lost ! 

5  But  saints,  undaunted  and  serene, 

Yoar  eyes  shall  view  the  dreadful  sccpe  ; 
Your  Saviour  lives,  the  worlds  expire, 
And  earth  and  skies  dissolve  in  fire« 

6  Jesus,  the  helpless  sinner's  friend, 
'To  thee  my  ail  I  dare  commend  ; 
Thou  cnnsit  preserve  my  feeble  soul, 
When  lightnings  blaze  from  pole  to  pole, 

276.     L,   M.     Ncedham, 

Booh  opcii£iL,.,'R^dv.  XX.  12. 

^   \/l  ^^^'^^i^^^'^S  ^^^^  i^'S^-  great  day  is  come, 
JL\X    Methinks  1  hear  the  trumpet  sound, 
That  shakes  the  earth,  rends  ev'ry  tomb, 
And  wakes  the  pris'ners  under  ground. 

2  The  mighty  deep  gives  up  her  trust, 
Aw*d  by  the  Judge's  high  command  ; 
Both  small  and  great  now  quit  their  dusty 
And  round  the  dread  tribunal  stand. 

[3  In  vain  the  wicked  strive  to  shun 
The  Judge's  quick  and  piercing  eye  ; 
In  vain  to  hills  and  mountains  run, 
And  to  the  rocks  for  shelter  cry.] 

4  Behold  the  awful  books  display *d. 
Big  with  th'  important  fates  of  men  \ 
Each  word  and  deed  now  public  made, 
Written  by  heav'n*s  unerring  pen. 

5  To  ev'ry  soul  the  books  assign 
The  joyous  or  the  dread  reward  j 


JUDGMENT.  srr 

Sinners  in  vain  lament  and  pine  ; 
No  pleas  the  Judge  will  here  regard, 
6  Lord,  when  these  awful  leaves  unfold, 
May  life's  fair  book  my  soul  approve  ; 
There  may  I  read  my  name  eoroU'd, 
And  triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

877.     C.  M.     Unwin. 
yudgme7it»,..2  Pet.  iii.  11,  12. 
1   TV  /t  ETHINKS  I  hearth'  archangel  sound 
i.VJL  The  solemn  trump  aloud, 
And  call  the  tribes  on  earthly  ground. 
To  meet  their  sov'reign  God. 
•3  He  comes !  he  comes  !  a  cloud's  his  throne^ 
And  garbs  majestic  wear  ; 
Ten  thousand  his  great  God-head  own, 
And  shout  it  through  the  air, 

3  The  sun  observes  his  sovereign  nod, 

And  hides  his  ev'ry  ray, 
While  all  the  stars  acknowledge  God, 
And  give  the  juijigraent  way. 

4  The  bursting  tombs  give  up  their  dead, 

Nor  keep  them  longer  bound  ; 
While  flaming  fire  around  doth  spread. 
And  thunders  shake  the  ground. 

$  The  diff 'rent  tribes  of  heav'n  and  he|l, 
And  seas  and  worlds  abroad — 
A  number  which  no  tongue  can  tell 
Appear  before  their  God. 

€   On  earth  by  various  names  they  went^ 
My  soul,  what  sects  they  were  ; 
But  now  the  sinner  and  the  saint 
Are  all  the  names  they  bear. 

578.     8.  8.  6.     Ovington^s  SeL 
tongingfor  a  place  at  God's  right  hand.,,^  Thes.  i.  10. 
1   'IXT'HEN  thou  my  righteous  Judge  shah  come 
V  V     To  fetch  thy  ransom*d  people  hoi^^e, 


379  JUDGMENT. 

Shall  I  among  them  stand  ? 
Shall  such  a  worthless  worm  'as  I, 
Who  sometimes  am  afraid  to  die, 

Be  found  at  thy  right  hand  ? 
2  I  love  to  meet  among  them  now. 
Before  thy  gracious  feet  to  bow, 

Tho'  vilest  of  them  all  ; 
But  can  I  bear  the  piercing  thought  ? 
What  if  my  name  should  be  left  out, 

When  thou  for  them  shalt  call  ? 
^  Dear  Lord,  prevent  it  by  thy  grace- 
Be  thou  my  only  hiding-place, 

In  this  th'  accepted  day  ; 
Thy  pardVmg  voice,  O  let  me  hear, 
To  still  my  unbelieving  fear, 

Nor  let  me  fall,  I  pray. 
4}  Among  thy  saints  let  me  be  found, 

Whene'er  th*  archangei's  trump  shall  sound, 

To  see  thy  smiling  face  ; 
Then  loudest  of  the  crowd  I'll  sing, 
W^hile  heavVs  resounding  mansions  ring 

With  shouts  of  so V 'reign  gr^ce. 

379.     148th.     JVesky. 
Midnight  6'rz/....Matt.  xxv.  6. 

%       "V^E  virgin  souls  arise, 

-■-     With  all  the  dead  awake  ; 
Unto  salvation  wise. 
Oil  in  your  vessels  take  ; 
Upstarting  at  the  midnight  cry, 
Behold  your  heav'nly  bridegroom  nigh. 

2       He  comes,  he  comes,  to  call 

The  nations  to  his  bar, 

And  takes  to  glory  all 

Who  meet  for  glory  are  ; 
INIake  ready  for  your  free  reward  ; 
Go  forth  with  joy  to  meet  your  Lord. 


JUDGMENT.  280 

3  Go,  meet  him  in  the  sky, 
Your  everlasting  friend  $ 
Your  head  to  glorif}^, 
With  all  his  saints  ascend  ; 

Ye  pure  in  heart,  obtain  the  grace, 
To  see  without  a  veil  his  face. 

4  Ye  saint*,  rejoice  in  hope 
Of  that  great  day  unknown, 
When  you  shall  be  caught  up, 
To  stand  before  his  throne — 

Call'd  to  partake  the  marriage  feast. 
And  lean  on  your  Iramanuel*s  breast. 

380.     8.  7.  4.     Strateer, 
yiidgmenU,.,'M2LiU  xxiv.  S2...xxv.  31—46. 

1  T  O,  he  comes,  the  King  of  glory, 
-L^  With  his  chosen  tribes  to  reign  : 
Countless  hosts  of  saints  and  angels 

Swell  the  mighty  conqu'ror's  train  : 
Now  in  triumph, 
Sin  and  death  are  captive  led. 

2  See  the  rocks  and  mountains  rending, 

All  the  nations  fillM  with  dread  : 
Hark  !  the  trump  of  God  proclaiming 

Thro'  the  mansions  of  the  dead, 
"  Come  to  judgment," 
Stand  before  the  Son  of  Man. 

[3  '  Now  behold  the  dead  awaking: 
Great  and  small  before  him  stand: 
Not  one  soul  forgot  or  missing. 

None  his  orders  countermand  : 
All  stand  waiting 
For  their  last  decisive  doom.'] 
4  Hear  the  chief  among  ten  thousand. 
Thus  address  his  faithful  few  : 
"  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father, 
"  Heaven  is  prepar*d  for  you : 
Cc 


^1  JUD{ 

**  I  was  hungry,  I  was  thirsty,  I  was  naked, 
"  And  ye  minister'd  to  me.** 

.5  But  how  avvful  is  the  sentence, 
*•'-  Go  from  me,  ye  cursed  race, 
"  To  that  place  of  endless  torment, 

"  Never  more  to  see  my  face : 
"  I  was  hungry,  I  was  thirsty,  I  was  naked, 
"  Ye  to  me  no  mercy  shew'd.*' 

[6  Now  awake,  ye  slumb'ring  virgins, 

Trim  your  lamps,  the  bridegroom's  near; 

Let  your  loins  with  truth  be  girded, 
Signs  proclaim  he'll  soon  appear : 

Mark  the  fig-tree. 

Budding  shews  the  summer's  near.] 

f  Jesus,  save  a  trem-bling  sinner, 

While  thy  Avrath  o'er  sinners  roll : 
In  this  gen'ral  wreck  of  nature, 

Be  the  refuge  of  my  soul :  [nings 

Jesus,  save  me,  Jesus  save  me,  when  the  light- 
Blaze  around  from  pole  to  pole. 

381.      8.  7.  4.     Szvain, 
ytu/gment,„.]ude^  14,  15. 
2   T    O,  he  comes,  array'd  in  veng'ance, 
-B— '  Riding  down  the  heav'nly  road  ; 
Floods  of  fury  roll  before  him — 
Who  can  meet  an  angry  Godi 
Tremble,  sinners. 
Who  can  stand  before  his  rod  ? 
2  Lo,  he  comes  in  glory  shining  : 

Saints,  arise  and  meet  )our  king! 
-Glorious  captain  of  salvation, 

Welcome,  welcome,  hear  them  sing! 
Shouts  of  triumph 
Make  the  heav'ns  wilh  echoes  ring ! 

[3  Now  dcsplstrs,  look  and  v  cnc'er ! 
lluir  the  dicadful  somid  depart. 


JUDGMENT.  3S3 

Rattling  like  a  peal  of  thunder, 

Thro'  each  guilty  rebel's  heart? 
Lost  forever, 
Hope  and  sinners  here  must  part  I 

4  Still  they  hear  the  awful  sentence, 
Hell  resounds  the  dreadful  roar; 

While  their  heart-strings  twine  with  anguiili. 
Trembling  on  the  burning  shore  ! 

Justice  seals  it^ 

Down  they  sink  to  rise  no  more  ! 

0  How  they  shrink,  with  horror  viewing 

Hell's  deep  caverns  on'ning  vnde  ! 
Guilty  thoughts,  like  gliosts  pursuing. 

Plunge  them  down  the  rolling  tide  I 
Now  consider, 
Ye  who  scorn  the  Lamb  that  dy'd !] 

[6  Hark  !  ten  thousand  harps  resounding  I 
Formed  in  bright  and  grand  array  : 

See  the  glorious  armies  rising. 

While  their  captain  leads  the  way  I 

Heav'n  before  them 

Opens  an  eternal  day.} 

382.     8.  7.  4.     Nexvton, 
yudgment.,.,^tv ,  i.  7...vi.  14. 

1  T^-^Y  of  judgment,  day  of\7onders? 
^^  Hark !  the  trumpet's  awful  sound. 
Louder  than  a  thousand  thunders. 

Shakes  the  vast  creation  round ! 
How  the  summons 
Will  the  sinner's  heart  confound  ! 

2  See  the  Judge,  our  nature  v/earing, 

Cloth *d  in  majesty  divine  ! 
You,  who  long  for  his  appearing, 

Then  shall  say,  "  this  God  is  mine !'' 
Gracious  Saviour, 
Own  me  in  that  day  for  thine  ! 


383  JUDGMENT. 

3  At  his  call,  the  dead  awaken, 

Rise  to  life  from  earth  and  sea : 
All  the  pow'rs  of  nature,  shaken 

By  his  looks,  prepare  to  flee : 
Careless  sinner, 
Vv'hat  will  then  become  of  thee? 

4  Horrors  past  imagination, 

Will  surprise  your  treiTibling  heart, 
When  you  hear  your  condenrination, 

"  Hence,  accursed  wretch,  depart! 
"  Tliou  with  satan 
**  And  his  angeis  have  thy  part !" 

5  But  to  those  who  have  confessed, 

Lov'd  and  serv'd  the  Lord  below ; 
He  will  say,  ''  Come  near,  ye  blessed, 

"  See  tlie  kingdom  I  bestow: 
"  You,  forever, 
"  Shall  my  love  and  glory  know." 

6  Under  sorrows  and  reproaches, 

May  this  thought  our  courage  raise: 
Swiftly  God's  great  day  approaches. 

Sighs  shall  then  be  changM  to  praise  : 
We  shall  triumph, 
When  the  world,  is  in  a  blaze ! 

383.     IGs.     S 

The  happy  Meeting  of  Body  and  SonL,:l^(tY,  x.  5.  6. 

1    O  WIFT  from  the  heav'ns  a  mighty  angel  flies, 
^  And  bears  his  dread  commission  from  the  skies, 
His  sacred  orders  sound  from  shore  to  shore  ; 
Jehovah  swears  that  time  shall  be  no  more  ! 

3  The  solemn  trumpet  wakes  the  countless  dead, 
And  trembling  mortals  leave  their  clay-cold  bed, 
Lo !  from  before  the  dazzling  throne  of  God, 
Celestial  forms  come  down  th'  ethereal  road ; 

3  Each  radiant  form  assumes  its  native  mate, 
And  looks  and  wonders  at  its  glorious  state  ; 
''  Is  this  the  feeble  frame  I  left  behind  ? 
^^  So  beauteous  now  !'*  exclaims  the  raptur'd  mind : 


JUSTIFICATION.  384 

4*  '*  Before,  opprest  with  sickness  and  with  pain  ; 
"  Now  life  immortal  runs  in  ev'ry  vein  : 
"  Are  these  the  feet,  which,  often,  tir'd  and  slow, 
'*  Crept  trembling  on  to  join  the  church  below  ? 

5  "  Are  these  the  hands  I  usM  to  spread  abroad, 
"  In  humble  acts  of  prayer  and  praise  to  God  ? 

"  What  briny  drops  once  trickled  down  this  face, 
"  Which  heav'nly  smiles  adorn,  and  ev'ry  grace  ! 

6  "  Eternal  scenes  pour  on  my  ravish'd  sight, 

"  Now  so  much  strengthen'd  for  the  vast  delight  ! 
"  No  more  disease  shall  dart  with  fatal  aim 
**  His  deadly  venom  thro'  my  sickly  frairre  : 

7  "  No  more  this  body  shall  distress  my  soul.,,. 

"  Impede  her  flight.. ..her  noblest  powVs  controul ; 
"  The  dark,  mysterious  path  that  once  I  trod, 
"  Now,  now  I  see  it,  was  the  way  to  God  ! 

8  "  Join,  all  ye  heav'nly  hosts,  your  anthems  raise, 

"  Nor  let  one  tongue  be  mute  from  songs  of  praise  j" 
Instant  the  tuneful  choir,  in  sounding  strains, 
Pour  their  melodious  notes  o'er  all  the  plains. 

384.     L.    M.     Swain. 
JustifcaUon  by  Faitk..„Ga\.  ii.  16. 

1  QIN'NERS,  away  from  Sinai  fly  ; 
O  To  CalvVy*s  bloody  scene  repair  ; 
Behold  the  King  of  glory  die. 

And  read  your  peace  and  pardon  there  ! 

2  Search  into  ev'ry  open  wound, 

Trace  the  sharp  scourge,  the  nails,  the  speav  ; 
And  full  salvation  will  be  found, 
In  golden  letters  written  there. 

3  No  works  of  man  to  raise  the  sum, 
Or  pay  the  ransom,  must  be  brought ; 
Helpless  and  poor  to  Jesus  come, 
Nor  strive  to  bring  a  perfect  thought. 

4  Your  faith,  your  hope  and  righteousness. 
Are  treasur'd  up  in  hira  alone ; 

Cc2 


385  KINGDOM  OF  CHRIST. 

Your  rich  supplies  of  grace  and  peace 
Spring  from  the  works  your  Lord  has  done. 

5  Hell  opens  her  ten  thousand  graves, 
To  swallow  those  that  die  in  sin  ; 
But  all  the  great  Immanuel  saves, 
Heav'n's  open  gates  shall  welcome  in. 

6  There  shall  the  blood-bought  armies  go, 
That  trust  the  great  Redeemer  here  ; 
The  plant  that  buds  with  grace  below, 
Shall  ripen  into  glory  there. 

S8.T.     lTm!     /////, 
Kingdom  of  Chris  t»,*,V?.7x\m  xlv.  S — 5. 

1  ^7f /"HEN  Jesus  first,  at  heav'n*s  command, 

V  V      Descended  from  his  azure  throne, 
Attending  angels  join'd  his  praise, 
Who  claim'd  the  kingdom  for  his  own. 
[Hail,  Immanuel !  Immanuel  we'll  adore. 
And  sound  his  fame  from  shore  to  shore.] 

2  Girt  with  Omnipotence  and  grace, 

The  pow'rs  of  darkness  trembling  stood. 
To  hear  the  dire  decree,  and  feel 
The  vengeance  of  the  mighty  God. 

3  Not  with  the  sword  that  warriors  wear, 
But  v/ith  a  sceptre  dipt  in  blood, 

He  bends  the  nations  to  obey, 
And  rules  them  by  the  love  of  God. 

4  Ride  on,  and  prosper,  King  of  kings, 
*Till  all  the  pow'rs  of  hell  resign 
Their  dreadful  trophies  at  thy  feet, 
And  endless  glory  shall  be  thine, 

38G.     I48th.     Scott, 
Kingdom.  ofC7uist„„Pst\\m  ex.  3, 
t  A  LL  hail,  incarnate  Ciod  ! 

^"^  The  wond'rous  things  foretold 
Of  thee,  in  sacred  writ, 
"With  joy  our  eyes  behold : 


KINGDOM  OF  CHRIST.  38^ 

Still  does  thine  arm  new  trophies  wear. 
And  monuments  of  glory  rear. 

2  To  thee  the  hoary  head  ^ 
Its  silver  honor  pays ; 

To  thee  the  blooming  youth  ^ 

Devotes  his  brightest  days  : 
And  ev*ry  age  their  tribute  bring. 
And  bow  to  thee,  all-conqu'ring  King, 

3  O  haste,  victorious  Prince, 
That  glorious,  happy  day, 
When  souls,  like  drops  of  dew, 
Shall  own  thy  gentle  sway  : 

O  may  it  bless  our  longing  eyes, 
And  bear  our  shouts  beyond  the  skie^ 

4  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 
Eternal  be  thy  reign  ; 
Behold  the  nations  sue 
To  wear  thy  gentle  chain  : 

When  earth  and  time  are  known  no  more. 
Thy  throne  shall  stand  forever  sure. 

387.     148th.     Bristol  Coh 
Kingdom  of  Christ • 
1        TJ  E  JO  ICE,  the  Saviour  reigns 
Xv  Among  the  sons  of  men  : 
He  breaks  the  prisoners'  chains. 
And  makes  them  free  again  : 
Let  hell  oppose  God's  only  Son, 
In  spite  of  foes,  his  cause  goes  oru 

[2      The  cause  of  righteousness. 
And  truth  and  holy  peace, 
Designed  our  world  to  bless. 
Shall  spread  and  never  cease : 
Gentile  and  Jew  their  souls  shall  bow. 
Allegiance  due,  with  rapture  vow.] 
3       The  bafHed  prince  of  hell 
In  vain  new  projects  tries, 

*  Composed  on  seeing  an  aged  saint   and  a  youth  taken 
into  church  communion  together. 


sm  LADDER. 

The  gospel  to  repel, 

By  cruelty  and  lies  : 
Th'  infernal  gatts  shall  rage  in  vain  ; 
Conquest  awaits  the  Lamb  once  slain» 

4  He  dyM,  but  soon  arose 
Triumphant  o'er  the  grave  ; 
And  now  himself  he  shows 
Omnipotent  to  save  : 

Let  rebels  kiss  the  victor's  feet, 
Eternal  bliss  his  subjects  meet. 

5  All  pow*r  is  in  his  hand, 
His  people  to  defend  ; 

To  his  most  high  command 
Shall  millions  more  attend  : 
All  hcav'n  with  smiles  approve  his  caUae, 
And  distant  isles  receive  his  laws. 

6  This  little  seed  from  heav'a 
Shall  soon  become  a  tree  j 
This  ever-blessed  Icav'n 
Ditfas'd  abroad  must  be  j 

'Till  God  the  Son  shill  come  agaii>^ 
It  must  go  on.     Amen,  Amen  ! 

383.     8.  8.  6.     Vijer's  CoL 
[Too  local  for  inoertion.] 

3'9.     L.   M.     ISfeale, 
JocoPs  Laddtn^.Gtn,  xxvili.  12,  13. 

1  "i  X  THEN  Jacob  from  his  brother  fled, 

V  V     As  he  repos'd  his  weary  head, 
He  saw  in  vision,  with  surprise, 
A  ladder  reaching  to  the  skies. 

2  Ascending  and  descending  here, 
The  angels  of  the  Lord  appear? 
And  from  the  top  Jehovah  spake. 
And  thus  in  sweetest  accents  brake  : — 

3  *'  I  am  thy  God,  and  thcc  I'll  bless, 
"  And  keep  thee  safe  in  ev'ry  place  j. 


LAMB.  390 

*'  By  night  and  day  I  will  defend, 
"  And  be  to  triee  a  constant  friend."' 
4  We  in  this  mystic  ladder  trace 
A  view  of  Jesus  and  his  grace  ; 
In  him  all  blessings  are  bestow'd, 
In  him  we  find  access  to  God. 

[5  '  By  faith  we  see  the  angel  band 
Descend  and  rise  at  God's  command  j 
To  bless  the  children  of  his  grace, 
In  ev'ry  age,  in  evVy  place. 

6  In  ev'ry  strait  his  eyes  are  there, 
To  see  the  grief  that  makes  the  tear  j 
He'll  crush  his  foes  beneath  his  feet, 
And  raise  his  saints  to  bliss  complete.*] 

390.     lOs.     Burder's  Col 
Praise  to  the  Lamb„..Rt\\  v.  12. 
[1  TTROM  heav'n  the  loud,  th'  angelic  song  began, 
X^  It  shooic  the  skies.,and  reach'd  astonisiv'd  man  5 
By  man  re-echo'd,  it  shall  mount  again. 
Whilst  fragrant  odours  fill  the  blissful  plain.] 

L.    M. 

2  Worthy  the  Lamb  of  boundless  sv/ay. 
In  earth  or  heav'n  the  Lord  of  all: 
Ye  princes,  rulers,  po'sV*rs,  obey, 
And  low  before  his  foot-stool  iall. 

.3  The  deed  was  done  j  the  lamb  was  slain  j 
The  groaning  earth  the  burden  bore  : 
He  rose,  he  lives :  he  lives  to  reign, 
Nor  time  shall  shake  his  endless  powV. 

[4  Wisdom  and  strength  are  his  alone. 
He  rais'd  the  top-stone,  shouting  grace ; 
Honor  has  builc  his  lofty  throne. 
And  glory  shines  upon  his  face.] 

3  From  heav'n,  from  earth,  loud  bursts  of  praise 
The  mighty  blessings  shall  proclaim : 
Blessings  that  earth  to  glory  raise  : 

The  purchase  of  the  wounded  Lamb* 


39^1  LAMENTATION— LAW. 

6  Higher,  still  higher  swell  the  strain  ; 
Creation's  voice  the  note  prolong : 
The  Lamb  shall  ever,  ever  reign  ; 
Let  hallelujahs  crown  the  song.     Hal.  Amen« 

591.     L.  M.     Faxvceit. 
Lamenting  after  the  Lord....l  Sam.  vii.  2. 

1  T    OOK  tVo'.n  on  high,  great  God,  and  see 
JLi    I'hy  saints  laaienting  after  thee  ; 
The  tokens  of  thy  presence  give, 

And  now  thy  gracious  work  revive. 

2  How  did  thy  ancient  people  mourn, 
And  wish  to  see  thy  kind  return! 
They  cry'd  to  thee  on  Mizpeh's  plain, 
'*•  O  let  us  see  thy  face  again.'* 

3  We  join  our  humble  voice  with- theirs, 
And  oiler  up  our  ardent  prn)*rs  ; 

Lord,  with  thy  smiles  thy  churches  bless, 
And  crown  thy  gospvel  with  success. 

4  Thy  cheering  grace,  O  God,  impart. 
Bind  up  and  heal  the  broken  heart ; 
Our  sins  subdue,  our  souls  restore, 
And  let  our  foes  prevail  no  more. 

5  Thy  presence  in  thy  house  afford, 
To  ev'ry  heart  apply  thy  word  ; 
That  sinners  may  their  danger  see, 
And  now  begin  to  live  to  thee. 

392.     L.  ]M.     Doddridge,  altered  hy  Medley. 
Law  ;  or,   the  Shiner  found  want'mg„,,'D^n,  v.  2To 

1  O  AISE,  thougluless  sinner!  raise  thine  eye,, 
-*-^  Behold  the  judgment  drawing  nigh  : 
Behold  the  balance  is  display'd, 

Where  thou  must  be  exactly  weighed. 

2  See,  in  one  scale  God's  holy  law  ; 
Mark  with  what  force  its  precepts  draw  ; 
Canst  thou  the  awful  test  sustain  ? 

Thy  works  how  light !  thy  thoughts  how  vain !! 


LAW.  fi93 

8  Behold  the  hand  of  God  appears, 
And  writes  in  dreadful  characters, 
"  Tekel !  thy  soul  is  wanting  found  ; 
*'  With  trembling  hear  the  awful  sound. 

4}  "  Let  fear  thy  sin-bound  heart  embrace  ^ 
"  Let  guilty  shame  o'erspread  thy  face,  , 
*'  Conviction  thro'  thy  conscience  roll, 
"  And  deep  repentance  fill  thy  soul. 

5  '*  One  only  hope  can  yet  prevail, 
"Jesus  for  thee  can  turn  the  scale; 
"  Can  give  thy  guilty  conscience  peace, 
*'  And  save  thee  by  his  righteousness." 

^  Dear  Saviour,  now  thy  pow'r  impart ; 
"  Convince  each  unconvinced  heart  ; 
And  thy  salvation  let  them  view, 
Injustice  wrought,  and  mercy  too. 

7  Believing  this  they  shall  employ 
Their  hearts  and  lips  in  songs  of  joy  | 
Nor  e'er  of  w^anting  be  afraid, 
When  in  God's  holy  balance  weigh'd. 

393.     C.  M.     Kent, 
Love  to  the  Law  and  to  the  Gospel, 

1  "X  7[  THEN  from  the  precepts  to  the  cross 

*  ^     The  humble  sinner  turns. 
His  brightest  deeds  he  counts  but  drosS;, 
And  o'er  his  vileness  mourns. 

2  Gcd,  on  the  table  of  his  heart, 

Inscribes  his  love  and  fear  ; 
He  loves  the  h\w  in  ev'ry  part. 
But  takes  no  refuge  there. 

3  Thus  gospel,  law,  and  justice  too, 

Conspire  to  set  him  i'ree  : 
Reflect,  my  soul,  admire  and  viev/j 
What  God  had^^  done  for  thecc 


394  LAW— LIBERALITY.  | 

394.     C.  M.     Wdlin. 
faints  dead  to  the  Law  by  the  Body  of  Christ,*  ft 
Rom.  vii.  4 — 6. 
t   Q ING  to  the  Lord,  ye  heirs  of  faith, 
^  Of  Abraham's  chosen  seed, 
The  law  that  sentenc*d  you  to  death, 
Is  now  thro'  Jesus  dead. 

3  Our  Surety  by  his  cross  has  broke 
The  law's  condemning  pov/V, 
For  on  himself  our  sins  he  took. 
And  the  hand  writing  tore. 

6  He  bore  our  sins,  and  set  us  free  ; 
No  charge  on  us  can  lie : 
His  blood's  an  all-sufficient  plea, 
Our  souls  to  justify, 

A  By  legal  works  no  more  we  strive 
To  be  discharged  from  guilt : 
Dead  to  the  law,  to  Christ  we  live. 
Whose  blood  for  us  was  spilt. 

5  Adore  the  Father's  sov'reign  love, 
Who  gave  his  only  Son 
Our  curse  and  mis'ry  to  remove, 
And  make  his  mercy  known. 

395.     L.  M.     Griffin's  Seh 
Liberality, — Collection,. *,ii^g*  ii.  8. 

1  nPHE  gold  and  silver  are  the  Lord's, 

A     And  ev'ry  blessing  earth  affords  j 
All  come  from  his  propitious  hand, 
And  must  return  at  his  command. 

2  The  blessings  which  I  now  enjoy, 

I  must  for  Christ  and  souls  employ, 
For  if  I  use  them  as  my  own, 
My  Lord  will  soon  call  in  his  loan. 

3  When  I  to  him  in  want  apply. 
He  never  does  my  suit  deny  ; 
And  shall  I  then  refuse  to  give, 
Since  I  so  much  from  him  receive  ? 


LIBERALITY— LIFE.  396 

4  ShaK  Jesus  leave  the  realms  of  day. 
And  clothe  himself  in  humble  clay  ? 
Shall  he  become  despis'd  and  poor, 
To  make  rne  rich  forever  more  I 

5  And  shall  I  wickedly  withhold, 
To  give  my  silver  or  my  gold  I 
To  aid  a  cause  my  soul  approves, 
And  save  the  sinners  Jesus  loves  ? 

6  Expand  my  heart — incline  me,  Lord» 
To  give  the  whole  I  can  afford  ; 
That  what  thy  bounty  render'd  mine, 
I  may  with  cheerful  hands  resign. 

396.     8.  7.     Francis. 
A  Collection  for  the  Spread  of  the  GospeU 

1  T  X  TIITI  my  substance  I  will  honor 

V  V     My  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord; 
Were  ten  thousand  worlds  my  manor. 
All  were  nothing  to  his  v/ord. 

2  While  the  heralds  of  salvation 

His  abounding  grace  proclaim, 
Let  his  friends  of  evVy  station, 
Gladly  join  to  spread  his  fame. 

3  May  his  kingdom  be  promoted, 

May  the  world  the  Saviour  know ; 
Be  my  all  to  him  devoted. 

To  my  Lord  my  all  I  owe. 
[4  Praise  the  Saviour,  all  ye  nations, 

Praise  him,  all  ye  hosts  above  ; 
Shout,  with  joyful  acclamations, 

His  divine,  victorious  love.] 

397.     L.  M.     Anon. 
Life  hid  with  Christ  in  God„,,Co\,  ili.  3. 
1  'VT'E  saints,  exult  in  Jesu's  name, 

-■•     Make  Jesu's  love  your  darling  theme , 
Sing  on — you  're  in  the  heav'nly  road, 
Your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 
Dd 


m^  LIFE. 

2  'Tis  hid  from  cv'ry  carnal  eye, 
'Tis  hid  secure  with  God  on  high  | 
Beyond  the  reach  of  earth  or  hell, 
'Tis  hid  with  our  Immanuel. 

3  Satan  may  rage,  the  w^orld  annoy, 
But  neither  can  this  life  destroy ; 
That's  safely  lodgM  in  Jesu's  breast. 
The  sinner's  refuge,  christian's  rest. 

4  The  seeds  of  grace  your  Lord  bestows, 
From  him  the  oil  of  grace  still  flows  ; 
'Till  you  are  rais'd  to  his  abode. 
Your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 

.398.     L.  M.     Hoskbis. 
Living  to  Christ,...'?h:\\.  i.  21. 

1  T    ET  thoughdess  thousands  choose  the  road, 
-*--'  That  leads  the  soul  away  from  God ; 
This  happiness,  dear  Lord,  be  mine, 

To  live  and  die  entirely  thine. 

2  On  Christ,  by  faith,  my  soul  would  live. 
From  him,  my  life,  my  all  receive  ; 

To  him  devote  my  fleeting  hours, 
Serve  him  alone  v/ith  all  my  powers. 

Q  Christ  is  my  everlasting  all. 
To  him  I  look,  on  him  1  call ; 
lie  will  my  ev'ry  want  supply, 
In  time,  and  thro'  eternit}^ 

4  Soon  Vv^ill  the  Lord,  my  life,  appear  ; 
Soon  shall  I  end  my  trials  here— 
Leave  sin  and  sorrow,  death  and  pain. 
To  live  is  Christ.. ..to  die  is  gain. 

5  Soon  will  the  saints  in  glory  meet  ; 
Soon  walk  duo'  ev'ry  golden  street. 
And  sing  on  ev'ry  blissful  plain, 
Tq  live  is  Christ,  to  die  is  gain* 


LOOKING  TO  CHRIST—LOT's  WIFE.  599 

399.     L.  M.     Medley. 
Look  again....] on3.h  ii.  4. 
i    QEE  a  poor  sinner,  dearest  Lord, 

^   VViiose  soul,  fcucourag'd  by  thy  word, 
At  mercy's  footstool  "^'ould  remain. 
And  there  would  look,  and  look  again. 

2  How  oft,  decelv'd  by  self  and  pride, 
Has  my  poor  heart  been  turn'd  asid^^ 
And,  Jonah-like,  has  Rtd  from  thee, 
'Till  thou  hast  looked  again  on  me. 

3  Ah  !  bring  a  wretched  wand*rer  hoxe  ! 
And  to  thy  footstool  let  me  come. 
And  tell  thee  all  my  grief  and  pain^ 
And  wait,  and  look,  and  look  again. 

4  Do  fears  and  doubts  thy  soul  annoy  f 
Do  thundVing  tempests  drown  thy  joy  ? 
And  canst  thou  not  one  smile  obtain  i 
Yet  wait,  and  look,  and  look  again. 

5  Take  courage  then,  my  trembling  soul, 

One  look  from  Christ  will  make  thee  whole' j 
Trust  thou  in  him,  'tis  not  in  vain. 
But  wait,  and  look,  and  look  again. 

6  That  wish'd-for  period  soon  will  come. 
When  I  shall  reach  my  blissful  home  j 
And  when  to  glory  I  attain, 

O  then  I'll  look,  and  look  again* 

40a.     lis.     E . 

Lofs  Wife.. ..Luke  xvii.  52. 
'VT'E  careless  professors,  who  rest  on  your  lees, 

-*■  Amidst  your  vain  plea3ure3,your  profit  and  ease^ 
Now  God  says,  "  arise  and  escape  for  your  life, 
And  look  not  behind  you — remember  Lot's  wife." 
Awake  from  your  slumber,  the  warning  receive  ; 

Tis  Jesus  that  warns  you,  the  message  believe  : 
While  dangers  are  pending,  escape  for  your  life. 
And  look  not  behind  you — remember  Lot's  wife* 


401  LOVE. 

3  The  first  bold  apostate  will  tempt  you  to  stray, 
And  tell  you  no  dangers  are  louifd  in  the  way  ; 
He  means  to  deceiv'e  you,  tscape  for  your  lil'e, 
And  look  not  behind  you — remember  Lot's  wife. 

4  How  many  poor  souls  has  the  serpent  beguil'd, 
With  specio'uG  temptations  how  many  defil'd  ; 
Then  be  not  deluded,  escape  for  your  life, 

A:.d  look  not  behind  you — remember  Lot's  wife. 

J  Tlie  ways  of  religion  true  pleasures  afford, 
No  pleasures  can  equal  the  joys  of  the  Lord  ; 
Forsake  then  the  world,  and  escape  for  your  life. 
And  look  not  behind  you — remember  Lot's  wife. 

6  But  if  you  determine  the  call  to  refuse. 

And  venture  the  way  of  destruction  to  choose, 
For  hell  you  must  part  with  the  blessing  of  life, 
And  then,  if  not  now,  you'll  remember  Lot's  wife. 

401.     C.  M.     Sruahi, 
Brotherhj  i^t.'^.... Psalm  cxxxiii.  1. 

1  T  TOW  sweet,  how  heav'nly  is  the  sight, 
X  X  When  those  who  love  the  Lord, 

In  one  another's  peace  delight, 
And  so  fulfil  his  word  ! 

2  O  may  we  feel  each  brother's  sigh, 

And  with  him  bear  a  part : 
oNIay  sorrows  flow  from  eye  to  eye, 
And  joy  from  heart  to  heart. 

3  P>ee  us  from  envy,  scorn,  and  pride, 

Our  wishes  fix  above  j 
May  each  his  brother's  failings  hide> 
And  shew  a  brother's  love. 

4"  Let  love,  in  one  delightful  stream, 

Thro'  ev'ry  bosom  flow  ; 
And  union  sweet,  and  dear  esteem, 

In  ev'ry  action  glow. 
5  Love  is  the  golden  chain  that  binds 

I'he  happ}'  souls  above  ; 


LOVE.  402 

And  he's  an  heir  of  heav'n  that  finds 
His  bosom  glow  with  love. 

402.     S.  M.     Beddome,  altered. 
Christian  Love.>,.Gd\.  iii.  28. 

1  T    ET  party  names  no  more 

■A  J  The  christian  world  o'erspread  : 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
Are  one  in  Christ,  their  head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  abound  : 

Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance 
Should  be  in  union  found. 

8        Let  envy,  child  of  hell ! 

Be  banish'd  from  our  sight : 
Those  should  in  strictest  friendship  dwell, 
Who  in,  the  Lord  delight. 
4       Then  will  the  church  below. 
Resemble  that  above ; 
Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  flow, 
And  ev*ry  heart  is  love. 

403.     C.   M.     Szvaln, 
Love  is  a  Flower  in  Grace, 

1  'T'HE  finest  flow'r  that  ever  blow'd, 

-■-    Open'd  on  CalvVy's  tree. 
When  jesu's  blood  in  rivers  flo\y'd, 
For  love  of  v/orthless  me  ! 

2  Its  deepest  hue,  its  richest  smell, 

No  mortal  can  declare ; 
Nor  can  the  tongue  of  angels  tell 
How  bright  the  colours  are. 

3  Earth  could  not  hold  so  rich  a  flow'r, 

Nor  half  its  beauties  show  ; 
Nor  could  the  world  and  satan's  pow'r 
Confine  its  sweets  below. 
'4  On  Canaan's  banks,  supremely  falr^ 
This  flow'r  of  glory  blooms ; 
Dd2 


404^  LOVE. 

Tiai>splanted  to  its  native  air, 
And  all  the  shores  pertumes. 

5  But  not  to  Canaan's  shores  confined  j 

The  seeds  which  from  it  blow 

Take  root  within  the  human  mind, 

And  scent  the  church  below. 

6  And  soon  on  jonder  banks  above 

Shall  ev'ry  blossom  here 
Appear  a  full-blown  flow'r  of  love, 
Like  him,  transplanted  there. 

404-.     C.  M.     Doddridge  and  Needhain. 
Love  to  our  E}ie?nies.,.,L,ukG  xxiii.  64. 

1  y\  LOUD  we  sing  the  wondVous  grace, 
•^"^  Christ  to  his  murdVers  bare  ; 
Which  made  the  tort'ring  cross  its  throne, 

And  hung  its  trophies  there. 

2  "  Father,  forgive,"  his  mercy  cry'd. 

With  his  expiring  breath; 
And  drew  eternal  blessings  down 
On  those  who  wrought  his  death. 

3  Jesus,  this  wondVous  love  we  sing, 

And  whilst  we  sing,  admire  ; 
Breathe  on  our  souls,  and  kindle  there 
The  same  celestial  fire. 

4  Sway'd  by  thy  dear  example,  we 

For  enemies  will  pray : 
With  love,  their  hatred  and  their  curse, 
With  blessings  we'll  repay. 
[5  Pity  shall  touch  our  hearts  to  see 
A  hungry  starving  foe  : 
The  needful  bread  our  hands  out-stretch*d^ 
Shall  joyfully  bestow.] 

405.     7s.     Leed'6'  Coh 

Love  of  Jesus, 

i   T    OVE  divine,  how  sweet  the  soundcf 

A-*  May  the  theme  on  eardi  abound : 


w 


LOVE".  4C6 

May  the  hearts  of  saints  below, 
With  the  sacred  rapture  glow  ! 

2  Love  amazing,  large  and  free, 
Love  unknown,  to  think  on  me ! 
Let  that  love  upon  me  shine, 
Saviour,  with  its  beams  divine. 

3  Better  than  earth's  gilded  toys, 
Or  an  age  of  carnal  joys  ; 
Better  far  than  Ophir's  gold. 
Love  that  never  can  be  told. 

4  Better  than  this  life  of  mine, 
Saviour,  is  thy  love  divine: 
Drop  the  veil,  and  let  me  see 
Rivers  of  this  love  in  thee. 

5  While  in  •Mesech's  tents  I  stay, 
Love  divine  shall  tune  my  lay  ; 
When  I  soar  to  blias  above, 
Still  I'll  praise  a  Saviour's  love. 

406.     C.  M.     Doddrirlge. 
Love  to  C/irist».,.]ohn  xxi.  15. 

1  "TXO  not  I  love  thee,  O  my  Lord  I 
JlJ   Behold  my  heart,  and  see  ; 
And  turn  each  cursed  idol  out, 

That  dares  to  rival  thee. 

2  Do  not  I  love  thee  from  my  soul  ? 

Then  let  me  nothing  love  : 
Dead  be  my  heart  to  ev'ry  joy. 
Which  thou  dost  not  approve, 

3  Is  not  thy  name  melodious  still 

To  mine  attentive  ear? 
Doth  not  each  pulse  with  pleasure  beat 
My  Saviour's  voice  to  hear? 

4  Hast  thou  a  Lamb  in  all  thy  flock, 

I  would  disdain  to  feed  ? 
-,  Hast  thou  a  foe,  before  whose  face 
I  fear  thy  cause  to  plead  ? 


40r  LOVE. 

5  Thou  knov.-'st  I  love  thecj  dearest  Lord, 
Bat  O,  I  long  to  soar 
Far  from  the  sphere  of  mortal  joys, 
That  I  may  love  thee  more. 

407.  C.  M.     Steele, 
Love  to  Christ  desired, 

1   nPHOU  lovely  source  of  true  dejight, 
X     Whom  I  unseen  adore, 
Unveil  thy  beauties  to  my  sight, 
That  1  may  love  thee  more. 

[2  Thy  glory  o'er  creation  shines, 
But  in  thy  sacred  word 
I  read,  in  fairer,  brighter  lines, 
My  bleeding,  dying  Lord. 

3  *Tis  here,  whene'er  my  comforts  droop, 

And  sin  and  sorrow  rise, 
Thy  love,  with  cheerful  beams  of  hope, 
My  fainting  breast  supplies. 

4  But  ah  !  too  soon  the  pleasing  scene 

Is  clouded  o'er  with  pain  ; 
My  gloomy  fears  rise  dark  between, 
And  I  again  complain.] 

5  Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  life,  my  light^ 

O  come  with  blissful  ray  ! 
Break  radiant  thro'  the  shades  of  night. 
And  chase  my  fears  away. 

6  Then  shall  my  soul  with  rapture  trace 

The  wonders  of  thy  love  ; 
But  the  full  glories  of  thy  face 
Are  Only  known  above. 

408.  7s.     Cowper. 
Lovest  thou  Me  .<^....John  xxi.  16. 

1    T.T  AKK,  my  soul,  it  is  the  Lord  ; 
A  -L  'lis  thy  Saviour,  hear  his  word : 
Jesus  speaks,  and  speaks  to  thee  : 
!!  Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou-^e  \ 


LOVE*  4(59 

2  "  I  delivered  thee,  when  bound, 

"  And,  when  bleeding,  heal'd  thy  wound, 
"  Sought  thee  wand'ring,  set  thee  right, 
''  Turn'd  thy  darkness  into  light. 

3  "  Can  a  woman's  tender  care 

''  Cease  towards  the  child  she  bare  ? 
"  Yes,  she  may  forgetful  be, 
"  Yet  will  I  remenaber  thee. 

4  ''  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 

"  Higher  than  the  heights  above  ; 
"  Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath — 
**  Free  and  faiihuil — strong  as  death, 

5  "  Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 

"  When  the  work  of  grace  is  done  ; 
"  Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  be. 
"  Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me  ?" 

6  Lord,  it  is  my  chief  complaint, 
That  my  love  is  weak  and  faint  ; 
Yet  I  love  thee,  and  adore, 

O  for  grace  to  love  thee  more ! 

4(  9.     7s.     Newton, 
Love  to  Christ,,.,]om  xxi.  16. 

1  5    I  'IS  a  {)oint  I  long  to  know, 

*•     Oft  it  causes  anxious  thought  : 
Do  I  love  the  Lord,  or  no  t 
Am  I  his,  or  am  I  not  ? 

2  If  I  love,  why  am  I  thus  ? 

Why  this  dull  and  lifelt-ss  frame  ? 

Hardly  sure  can  they  be  worse. 

Who  have  never  heard  his  name  ! 
[3  Could  my  heart  so  hard  remain, 

Pray'r  a  task  and  burden  prove  ; 

Ev'ry  trifle  give  me  pain. 

If  I  knew  a  Saviour's  love  ? 
4  When  I  turn  my  eyes  within. 

All  is  dark,  and  vain,  and  wild  ; 


4JO  LOVE. 

Fill'd  with  unbelief  and  sin, 
Can  I  deem  myself  a  child  ?J 

5  If  I  pray,  or  hear,  or  read, 
Sin  is  mixt  with  all  I  do  ; 

You  that  love  the  Lord,  indeedy 
Tell  me,  is  it  thus  with  you  ? 

6  Yet  I  mourn  my  stubborn  will, 
Find  my  sin  a  grief  and  thrall  ; 
Should  I  grieve  for  what  I  feel, 
If  I  did  not  love  at  all  ? 

[7  Gould  I  joy  his  saints  to  meet, 
Choose  the  ways  I  once  abhorr'd  5 
Find,  at  times,  the  promise  sweet, 
If  i  did  not  love  the  Lord  ?] 

8  Lord,  decide  the  doubtful  case  ! 
Thou  who  art  thy  people's  sun. 
Shine  upon  thy  work  of  grace, 
If  it  be  indeed  begun. 

9  Let  me  love  thee  more  and  more. 
If  I  love  at  all,  I  pray  ; 

If  I  have  not  lovM  before, 
Help  me  to  begin  to-day. 

410.     L.  M.     Steele,  altered. 
Mothers  Love  to  their  Children. 
i   'VT'E  mothers,  who,  with  grov/ing  love, 
-*-     Press  your  dear  infant  to  your  breast^ 
Say,  can  your  joys  and  pleasures  j^rove 
That }  ou  are  now  entirely  blest  ? 
2  Do  not  a  thousand  tender  cares 

By  turns  your  resdess  thoughts  employ  ? 
Now  rising  hopes,  now  anxious  fearsy 
And  grief  succeeds  to  pleasing  joy  ! 
S  D;^ar,  tender  babe,  its  lovely  smiles 
"With  what  delight  and  joy  you  view, 
But  ev'ry  pain  the  infimt  feels, 
Do  you  not  feel  its  sulf 'rings  too  ? 


MALEFACTORS.  4lt 

4  What  fancied,  busy,  cruel  fear 

Rush  in,  and  say,  "  the  child  may  die  l^ 
And  nature  prompts  the  ready  tear, 
And  heaves  the  rising,  deep-fetch'd  sigh, 

5  Ah  !  does  not  God  our  comfort  mix 
With  greater  far  than  equal  pain; 
To  teach  us  if  our  hearts  we  fix 
On  earth,  we  fix  them  there  in  vain. 

6  Then  be  our  earthly  joys  resigned. 
Since  here  below  we  cannot  rest ; 
For  earthly  joys  were  ne'er  design*d 
To  make  our  souls  completely  biest* 

411.     7s.     Nervton. 
Two  Malefactors  ;  or^  the  Sovereignty  ofGr.gce»„o 
Luke  xxiii.  39 — 43. 
1    QOV'REIGN  grace  has  powV  alone 
^  To  subdue  a  heart  of  stone ; 
And  the  moment  grace  is  felt, 
Then  the  hardest  heart  will  melt. 

•2  When  the  Lord  was  crucified. 
Two  transgressors  with  him  dy*d; 
One,  wuth  vile  blaspheming  tongue, 
Scoff 'd  at  Jesus  as  he  hung. 

3  Thus  he  spent  his  wicked  breath, 
In  the  very  jaws  of  death  ; 
Perish'd,  as  too  many  do, 
With  the  Saviour  in  his  view. 

4  But  the  other,  touch'd  with  grace, 
Saw  the  danger  of  his  case  : 
Faith  received  to  own  the  Lord, 
Whom  the  scribes  and  priests  abhorrV" 

5  "  Lord,"  he  pray'd,  '^  remember  me. 
When  in  glory  thou  shalt  be :" 

"  Soon  with  me,"  the  Lord  replies, 
**  Thou  shalt  rest  in  paradise." 

6  This  was  wond'rous  grace  indeed, 
Grace  vouchsaf  d  in  time  of  need  ? 


412  MARRIAGE— MEETINGS. 

Sinners,  trust  in  Jesu's  name, 
You  shall  find  him  still  the  same, 

412,  C.  M.     Berridge. 
Marriage  Feast, *.,]Qhn  ii.  1,  2. 

1  C  INCE  Jesus  freely  did  appear 
^  To  grace  a  marriage  feast ; 
Dear  Lord,  we  ask  thy  presence  here 

To  make  a  wedding  guest. 

2  Upon  the  bridal  pair  look  down. 

Who  now  have  plighted  hands; 
Their  union  with  thy  favor  crown, 
And  bless  the  nuptial  bands. 

3  With  gifts  of  grace  their  hearts  endow 

Of  all  rich  dowries  blest ! 
Their  substance  bit- ss,  and  peace  bestow, 
To  sweeten  all  the  rest. 

4  In  purest  love  their  souls  unite, 

That  the}',  with  christian  care, 
May  make  dome  stic  burdens  light, 
By  taking  mutual  share. 

5  True  helpers  may  they  prove  indeed, 

In  pray'r,  and  faith,  and  hope  ; 
And  see  with  joy  a  godly  seed 
To  build  their  household  up. 

-6  As  Isaac  and  Rebecca  gave 
A  pattern  chaste  and  kind ; 
So  may  this  married  couple  live, 
And  die  in  friendship  join'd. 
7  '  O  may  each  soul  assembled  here, 
Be  married,  Lord,  to  thee; 
Clad  in  thy  robes,  made  white  and  fair, 
To  spend  eternity.' 

413.  L.  M.     Nexvion, 

On  Achnission  ofnexv  Members,:,Gtn,  xxiv.  31. 
1    T/'  INDUED  in  Christ,  for  his  dear  sake, 
XV  A  hearty  welcome  here  receive ; 


i 


MEETINGS.  414 

pjXay  we  together  now  partake 
The  joys  which  only  he  can  give. 

2  To  you  and  us,  by  grace  *tis  giv'n, 
To  know  the  Saviour's  precious  name  •, 
And  shordy  we  shall  meet  in  heav''n, 
Cur  hope,  our  way,  our  end  the  sam«. 

5  r>Iay  lie,  by  whose  kind  care  we  meet, 
Send  his  good  Spirit  from  above ; 
Make  cur  communications  sweet, 
And  cause  our  hearts  to  burn  v/iih  love. 

[4  Forgotten  be  each  worldly  theme, 
When  christians  meet  together  thus  ; 
We  only  wish  to  speak  of  him. 
Who  liv*d,  and  dy'd,  and  reigns  for  us. 

5  We'll  talk  of  all  he  did  and  said, 
And  suiTcr'd  for  us  here  below ; 
The  path  he  mark'd  for  us  to  tread, 
And  what  he*s  doing  lor  us  now.] 

6  Thus,  as  the  moments  pass  away. 
We'll  love,  and  wonder,  and  adore  ; 
And  hasten  on  the  glorious  day, 
When  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 

414.     L.  M.     Godwin, 
On  Admission  of  new  Memhers,»,.Gtn,  xxiv.  Z\* 

1  l^XTELCOME,  thou  well-belov'd  uf  God, 

V  V  Thou  heir  of  grace,  redeemM  by  blood  j 
Welcome  with  us,  thine  hand  to  join 
As  partner  of  our  lot  divine. 

2  With  us  the  pilgrims'  state  embrace, 
We're  trav'lling  to  a  blissful  place ; 
The  Holy  Ghost,  who  knows  the  way. 
Conduct  thee  on  from  day  to  day. 

3  Take  up  thy  cross  and  bear  it  on, 
It  shall  be  light,  and  not  be  long; 
Soon  shalt  thou  sit  v/ith  Jesus  dov.n, 
And  v/ear  an  everlasting  crov.n. 

K  e 


415  MEETINGS. 

415.     C,  M.     Nexuton  and  Gibbons.  m 

Social  Meetings. ^.MiiX,  i i i.  16 — 1 8. 

1  "X  X  THEN  sinners  utter  boasting  worcls^ 

V  V  And  glory  in  their  shame ; 
The  Lord,  vvcll-pleas'd,  an  ear  affords 
To  those  who  fear  his  name. 

2  They  often  meet  to  seek  his  face, 

And  tell  what  he  hath  done ; 
They  sing  of  free  and  sovereign  grace, 
Thro*  his  beloved  Son. 

3  "  They  shall  be  mine,"  Jehovah  cries, 

'*  When  I  each  radient  gem 
"  Collect — and  with  their  mingled  blaze 
*'  Compose  my  diadem. 

4  "  With  transports  then  my  tender  care, 

"  And  favor  they  shall  prove : 
*'  I'll  spare  them  as  a  father  spares 
"  The  children  of  his  love. 

5  ''  Assembled  worlds  will  then  discern 

f='  That  saints  alone  are  blest: 
'*  When  wrath  shall  like  an  oven  burn, 
"  And  veng'ance  strike  the  rest.'* 

416.     8.  8.  6.     Kent. 
Private  3Icet}ngs.n*,^l<i\U  xviii.  20. 

1  *'  ^  AZ^-^^^  ^^^^  ^"  ^^^^^  together  meet, 

V  V  "  My  love  and  mercy  to  repeat, 

"  And  tell  v/hat  I  have  done, 
^*  There  will  I  be,"  saidi  God,  *'  to  bless, 
"  And  ev'ry  burden'd  soul  redress, 

"  Who  worships  at  my  throne." 

2  Make  one  in  this  assembly,  Lord, 
Speak  to  each  heart  some  cheering  word, 

To  set  the  spirit  free  : 
Impart  a  kind  celestial  show'r, 
And  grant  that  we  may  spend  ap  hour 

In  fellowship  uidi  thee. 


MEETING-HOUSE  OPEJ^^ED.        417 
417.     L.   M.     Doddridge, 
Opening  a  new  3Ieeti7ig'hoicse„. ,Vii:ilm  Ixxxvii.  5* 
1     A   ND  will  the  great  eternal  God 
-^~J»'  On  earth  establish  his  abode  ? 
And  will  he,  from  his  radient  throne^ 
Avow  oar  temples  for  his  oxju  ? 
i2  We  bring  the  tribute  of  our  praise, 
And  sing  that  condescending  grace, 
Which  to  our  notes  vv-ill  lend  an  ear, 
And  call  us,  sinful  mortals,  near. 

3  1  nese  walls  we  to  thy  honor  raise  ; 
Long  may  they  echo  with  thy  praise  f 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace, 

4  Here  let  the  great  Redeemer  relgn^ 
With  all  the  graces  of  his  train  j 
W^hile  pow'r  divine  his  word  attends 
To  conquer  foes  and  cheer  his  fntnds* 

JS  And  in  the  great,  decisive  day. 
When  God  the  nation  shall  survey, 
IVIay  it  before  the  world  appear, 
That  crowds  v/ere  born  to  glory  here?* 

418.     148th.     Francis. 
Opening  a  nezu  Meeting-house* 

1  TN  sweet  exalted  strains 

-*-  The  King  of  glory  praise  ; 

O'er  heav'n  and  earth  he  reigns, 

Thro*  everlasting  days  ; 
He,  with  a  nod,  the  world  controuls'^ 
Sustains,  or  sinks  the  distant  poles, 

2  To  earth  he  bends  his  throne  ; 
His  throne  of  grace  divine  ; 
Wide  is  his  bounty  knovrn, 
And  wide  his  glories  shine  ; 

Fair  Salem,  still  his  chosen  rest, 

Is  with^his  smiles  and  presence  ble^^ 

3  Great  King  of  glory,  come, 
And  with  thy  favor,  crov.n 


419  MERCIES. 

This  temple  as  thy  dome, 

This  people  as  thy  own ; 
Beneath  this  roof,  O  deign  to  show, 
How  God  can  dwell  with  men  below., 

4  Here  may  thine  ears  attend 
Thy  people's  humble  cries. 
And  grateful  praise  ascend 
All  fragrant  to  the  skies  ; 

Here  may  thy  word  melodious  so  un  d 
And  spread  celestial  joys  around. 

5  Here  may  th'  attentive  throng, 
Imbibe  thy  truth  and  love  ; 
And  converts  join  the  song 
Of  seraphim  above ; 

And  willing  crowds  surround  thy  board, 
With  sacred  joy,  and  sweet  accord. 

G       Here  may  our  unborn  sons 

And  daughters  sound  thy  praise; 
And  :=hinc  like  polish'd  stones 
Thro'  long  succeeding  daj's  : 
Here,  Lord,  display  thy  saving  pow'r, 
While  temples  stand,  and  men  adore. 

419.     C.  M.     Knight. 
Reviewing  the  Mercits  of  God.. ,.2  Sam.  vii.  19.. 

1  TT^AIN  would  my  soul  with  wonder  trace 
A    Thy  mercies,  O  my  God  ; 

And  tell  the  riches  of  thy  grace — 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

2  With  Israel's  King,  my  heart  would  cry, 

While  I  review  thy  ways, 
Tell  me,  my  Saviour,  who  am  I, 
That  I  should  see  thy  face  ? 

3  Form'd  by  thine  hand,  and  form'd  for  thee, 

I  would  be  ever  thine  : 
My  Saviour,  make  my  spirit  free, 
With  beams  of  merc\-  siiine. 


MERCY— MILLENNIUM.  420 

4  Fain  would  my  soul  with  rapture  dwell 
On  thy  redeeming  grace  ; 
O  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  tell 
My  dear  RedcenQer's  praise. 

420,     C.  M.     Brcxvn,  altered. 
Imploring  ii/ercy....Luke  xviii.  13. 

1  T    ORD,  at  thy  feet  in  dust  I  lie, 
I  ^  And  knock  at  mercy's  door  ; 

With  humble  heart  and  weeping  eye^ 
Thy  favor  I  implore. 

2  On  me,  O  Lord,  do  thou  display 

Thv  rich,  forgiving  love ; 

O  take  my  heinous  guilt  away, 

This  heavy  load  remove. 

3  Without  thy  grace,  I  sink  opprest 

Down  to  the  gates  of  hell ; 
O  give  my  troubled  spirit  rest, 
And  all  my  fears  dispel. 

4  *Tis  mercy,  mercy,  I  implore, 

O  may  thy  bowels  move  : 
Thy  grace  is  an  exhaustless  storey 
And  thou  thyself  art  love. 
5  Should  I  at  last  in  heav'n  appear, 
To  join  thy  saints  above  ; 
I'll  shout  that  mercy  brought  me  ther^. 
And  sing  thy  bleeding  love. 

42!.     L.  M.     Anon, 
Millennium,,. ds?i\a.h.  xi.  5 — 9.. ..Rev.  xx.  4 — 10. 
1    T    OOK  up,  my  soul,  w^th  sv/eet  surprise^ 
-*— '   Toward  the  joyful,  coming  day, 
When  Jesus  shall  descend  the  skies, 
And  form  a  bright,  a  dazzling  day, 

2-  Nations  shall  in  a  day  be  born, 
And  sv/ift,  likg-doves.  to  Jesus  flv ; 
The  saints  shall  know  no  clouds  returc^, 
Nor  sorrows  ir/ixing  ^vith  their  joy. 


452  IMrNISTEKS. 

3  The  lion  and  the  Lamb  shall  feed 
Together  in  hi.s  peaceful  reign  ; 
And  Zion,  blest  wilh  heav'niy  bread, 
Of  pinchhig  wants  no  more  complain. 

4  The  Jew,  the  Greek,  the  bond,  tiie  free. 
Shall  boast  tlieir  sev'ral  rights  no  morej 
Hut  join  in  sweetest  hnrniony, 

Their  Lord,  their  Sov'rcign,  to  adcre« 

3  Thus,  'till  a  th.ousand  years  are  past, 
And  satan  naist  be  loosed  again  j 
Short  ipj  the  time  his  reign  shuil  last, 
Ere  he's  conhn'd  in  endless  pain, 

G  But  the  blest  saints  shall  moimt  on  high. 
Where  their  delivVmg  Prince  is  gone  ; 
Angels  at  Gnd'^  command  shall  fly, 
To  bless  them  with  the  confj_u*roi'3  crown» 

4.2S.     L.  jM.     Gibbons. 
The  Minhter'^s  IVlshfor  his  Feol)le,.,*Vh\\»  iv.  1. 

1  1\ /f  Y  brethern,  from  my  heart  belov'd, 
XVX  Whose  welfare  fills  my  daily  care  5 
My  present  joy,  my  future  ciovvn, 

The  word  of  exhortation  hear: 

2  Stand  fast  upon  the  solid  rock 

Of  the  Redeemer's  righteousness  j 
Adorn  the  gospel  with  your  lives. 
And  practice  what  your  lips  profess. 
G  With  pleasure  meditate  the  hour. 
When  he,  descending  from  (he  skiesy 
Shall  bid  your  bodies,  mean  and  vile, 
In  his  all-glorious  image  rise. 

4  Glory  In  his  dear  honourM  name, 
To  him  inviolably  cleave  ; 

Your  all  he  purchas'd  by  his  blood. 
Nor  let  him  less  than  all  receive. — 

5  Such  is  your  pastor's  faithful  charge, 
Whose  liOul  desires  not  youis,  but  you  ; 


MINISTERS.  43a 

O  may  he  at  the  Lord's  right  hand. 
Himself,  and  all  his  people  view  I 

423.     C.  M.     Ncxvton, 
Minister  s  Farezvel  67i«ro-e.... Acts  xx.  26,  27. 

1  "IT THEN  Paul  was  parted  tVom  his  friends^ 

VV     It  was  a  wecpin^j  day  ; 
But  Jesus  made  thein  all  amends. 
And  wip'd  their  tears  away. 

2  In  heav'n  they  meet  again  with  joy. 

Secure  no  more  to  part ; 
Where  praises  evVy  touj^ue  employ. 
And  pleasure  fills  each  heart. 

3  Thus  all  the  preachers  of  his  grace 

Their  children  soon  shall  meet ; 
Together  see  their  Saviour's  face. 
And  worship  at  his  feet. 

[4  But  they  who  heard  the  word  m  vain, 
Tho'  oft  and  plainly  warn'd, 
Will  tremble  when  they  meet  again 
The  ministers  they  scorn'd. 

5  On  your  own  heads  your  blood  will  falF, 

If  any  perish  here  ; 
The  preachers,  who  have  told  you  all. 
Shall  stand  approv'd  and  clear. 

6  Yet,  Lord,  to  save  themselves  alone. 

Is  not  their  utmost  view  ; 
O  hear  their  pray  V,  thy  message  own. 
And  save  their  hearers  too.} 

424.     S.  M.     CiarL 
3fini&ter  going  a  Jounieij^ 
[1       C  TNCE  we  are  call'd  to  part 
^   From  our  beloved  friend, 
We  take  our  leave  as  one  in  heart. 
And  him  to  God  commend.] 
3       Go  with  thy  servant,  Lord, 
His  evV)'  step  attend  ; 


i 


42^  MISSIONARIES. 

All  needful  help  to  him  aflbrd, 
And  bless  liini  to  the  end. 

3  Preserve  him  iVom  all  wrong, 
Stand  thou  at  his  right  hand  ; 

To  keep  him  from  the  slanderous  tongue^ 
And  persecuting  band.- 

4  May  he  proclaim  aloud 
The  wonders  of  thy  grace  ; 

And  do  thou  to  the  list'ning  crowd 
His  faithful  labors  bless. 

6       Shine  on  his  work  below, 
With  ever  gracious  beams  j 
*Till  thou  in  heav'n  his  crown  bestoVv 
Adorn'd  with  brighter  gems* 

6  We  for  his  journey  pray, 
Nor  may  our  prayers  cease, 

That  God  would  bless  him  in  his  way> 
And  bring  him  back  in  peace. 

7  Farewell,  dear  pastor,  go— 
We  part  v/ith  thee  m  love  ; 

And  if  we  meet  no  more  beiow^ 
O  may  we  meet  above. 

425.     L.  M.     Rooker's  Col 
Spread  of  the  Gospel 

i   T)  RIGHT  as  the  sun's  meridian  hhz^y 
JLJ   Vast  as  the  blessings  he  conveys, 
Wide  as  his  reign  from  pole  to  pole, 
And  permanent  as  his  controul. 

2  So,  Jesus,  let  thy  kingdom  come. 
Then  sin  and  hell's  terrific  gloom 
Shall,  at  his  brightness,  flee  away, 
The  dawn  of  an  eternal  day. 

5  *  Then  shall  the  heathen,  fill'd  with  awft> 
Learn  the  blest  knowledge  of  thy  law  : 
And  antichrist,  on  ev'ry  shore. 

Fall  from  liis  throne  to  rise  no  ii;ore.' 


MISSIONARIES.  4^ 

[4  The!?  shall  thy  lofty  praise  resiamd 

On  Afric's  shores....thro'  India's  ground  : 

And  islands  of  the  southern  sea 

Shall  stretch  their  eager  arncis  to  thee.] 

$  Then  shall  the  Jew  and  Gentile  meet 
In  pare  devotion  at  thy  feet : 
And  earth  shall  yield  thee,  as  thy  due, 
Her  fulness  and  her  glory  too. 

6  O  that  from  Britain  now  might  shine 
This  heav'nly  light,  this  truth  diviue  : 
'Till  the  whole  universe  shall  be 
But  one  great  temple,  Lord,  to  thee. 

426.     I..  M.     Foke. 
Missionaries.*,.D-Mi,  ii.  45. 

1  T?  XERT  thy  pow'r,  thy  rights  maintain, 
i    I   Insulted,  everlasting  King! 

The  Influence  of  thy  crown  increase, 
And  strangers  to  thy  footstool  bring, 

2  We  long  to  see  that  happy  time. 
That  dear,  expected,  blessed  day, 
When  countless  myriads  of  our  race 
The  second  Adam  shall  obey, 

3  The  prophecies  must  be  fulnll'd, 

Tho*  earth  and  hell  should  dare  oppose  ; 
The  stone  cut  from  thff  mountain's  sidi^> 
Tho'  unobserv'd,  to  empire  grows. 

4  Soon  shall  the  blended  image  fall, 
Brass,  silver,  iron,  gold,  and  clay, 
And  superstition's  gloomy  reign 
To  light  and  liberty  give  way, 

5  In  one  sweet  symphony  of  praise, 
Gentile  and  Jew  shall  then  unite  j 
And  infidelity,  asham'd, 

Sink  in  th*  abyss  of  endless  night, 

6  Soon  Afric's  long-enslaved  sons 
Shall  join  with  Europe's  polish'd  racej 


42r  MISSIONARIES. 

To  celebrate,  in  diiPrent  tongues, 
The  glories  of  redeeming  grace. 

i  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south, 
Immanuel's  kingdom  shall  extend  j 
And  ev'ry  man,  in  ev'ry  face, 
Shall  meet  a  brother,  and  a  friend. 

42r.     L.  M.     Vole. 
Prayer  for  the  spread,  of  the  Gospel, 

1  nPHY  people,  Lord,  who  trust  thy  word, 

-*-     And  wait  the  smillngs  of  thy  face, 
Assemble  round  thy  mercy-seat, 
And  plead  the  promise  of  thy  grace. 

2  We  consecrate  these  hours  to  thee. 
Thy  scv'reign  mercy  to  entreat; 
And  fee]  some  animating  hope, 
\Vc  shall  divine  accepcance  meet. 

{^  Hast  thou  not  sv/crn  to  give  thy  Son, 
To  be  a  light  to  Gentiie  lands  j 
To  open  the  benighted  eye. 
And  loose  the  wretched  prisoners'  bands  ? 

4  Hast  thou  not  €aid  from  sea  to  sea 
His  vast  dominions  shall  extend  ? 
That  ev'ry  tongue  shall  call  him  Lord, 
And  ev'ry  knee  before  him  bend? 

$  Now  let  the  happy  time  appear, 
The  time  to  favor  Sion  come  ; 
Send  forth  thy  heralds  far  and  near, 
To  call  thy  banish'd  children  home. 

428.     L.'m.      Foke. 
Prospect  ofSuccess.,.,John  iv.  35^  36. 
1   13  E HOLD  th'  expected  time  draws  Hear, 
-*^  The  shades  disperse,  the  dawn  appear  j. 
The  barren  wilderness  assume 
The  beauteous  tints  of  Eden's  bloom. 

^  Events,  with  prophecies,  conspire 
To  raise  our  faidi,  oiu"  zeal  to  ik'c  :> 


MISSIONARIES.  429 

The  rlp'ning  fields,  already  white. 
Present  an  harvest  to  our  sight. 

j3  The  untaught  heathen  waits  to  know 
The  joy  the  gospel  will  bestow  ; 
The  exiPd  slave  waits  to  receive 
The  freedom  Jesus  has  to  give. 

[4  Come,  let  us,  v»'ith  a  grateful  heart, 
In  the  blest  labor  share  a  part, 
Our  pray'rs  and  off'rings  gladly  bring. 
To  aid  the  triumphs  of  our  King.] 

'5  Our  hearts  exult  in  songs  of  praise. 
That  we  have  seen  these  latter  days. 
When  our  Redeemer  shall  be  known. 
Where  satan  long  has  held  his  ihrcne. 

6  From  eastern  to  the  western  skies, 
Sv/eet  incense  to  his  name  shall  rise  ; 
Antl  Tyre,  and  Egypt,  Greek  and  Jew, 
By  sovereign  grace  be  form'd  anew. 

429.     L.  M.     Vck€. 
Fall  of  Babylon  predlcted„„'RQv,  xiv.  (j-S^ 
X   "pROUD  Babylon  yet  waits  her  doom  ; 
-»-     Ncr  can  her  tott'ring  palace  fall, 
'Till  some  blest  messenger  arise. 
The  ransom'd  heathen  world  to  call. 

2  Now  see  the  glorious  time  approach ! 
Behold  the  mighty  angel  fly, 
7'he  gospel  tidings  to  convey 
To  ev'ry  land  beneath  the  sky! 

[3  See  the  kind  native  of  Pelew 

With  rapture  greet  the  sacred  sound  ; 
And,  for  a  Saviour's  precious  name. 
Throw  his  mean  idols  to  the  ground.] 

4  O  see,  on  Otaheite's  isle, 
And  Africa's  unhappy  shore, 
The  unlearn'd  savage  press  to  hear  5 
And  hearing,  wonder  and  adore* 


43Q  MISSIONARIES. 

[5  See,  while  the  joyful  truth  is  told. 
That  Jesus  left  his  throne  in  heav'n, 
And  suffer''d,  dy*d,  and  rose  again, 
That  all  his  sins  might  be  forgiv'n. 

i6  See  what  delight,  unfelt  before, 
Beams  in  his  fixt,  attentive  eye  ; 
And  hear  him  ask — **  For  wretched  me, 
*•*  Did  this  divine  Redeemer  die?'* 

7  "  Ah!  why  have  ye  so  long  forborne 
"  To  tell  such  welcome  news  as  this  ? 
**  Go  now,  let  ev'ry  sinner  hear, 
*'  And  share  in  such  exalted  bliss !''] 

B  Now,  Babylon,  thy  hour  is  come, 
1'hy  curst  foundation  shall  give  way  j 
And  thine  eternal  overthrow 
I'he  triumphs  of  the  cross  display  i 

430.     L.  r.I.     FrA'c. 
Prayer  for  the  Suvcc§8  of  Bfissions* 
1  /^  O,  favor'd  .13rlt.ons,  and  proclaim 
^J  The  kind  Rod'.emer  you  have  found  ; 
And  speak  his  ever  precious  name, 
To  all  the  wond'ring  nations  round. 

^  Go,  tell  th'  iinletter'd,  wretched  slave, 
Who  groans  beneath  a  tyrant's  rod. 
You  bring  a  pardon  bought  with  blood, 
The  blood  of  an  incarnate  God. 

3  Go,  tell  the  panting  sable  chief, 
On  Ethiopia's  scorching  sand, 
You  come  with  a  refreshing  stream. 
To  cheer  and  bless  his  thirsty  land. 

4  Go,  tell  the  distant  isles  afar, 
Of  Otaheite  and  Pelew, 
That  in  the  covenant  of  grace. 
Their  unknown  names  are  written  too. 

5  Go  tell  on  India's  golden  shores, 
Of  a  rich  treasure,  more  rcfin'd  ; 


MISSIONARIES.  4ai 

And  tell  tliem,  tho**  they'll  scarce  believe, 
Ycu  come,  the  friend  of  human  kind. 
6  Say,  the  religion  you  profess 
Is  all  benevolence  and  love  ; 
And  by  its  own  divine  effects. 
Its  heav'iily  origin  will  prove, 

431.     L.   ?vl.     Missionary  Col. 
Prayer  for  the  Success  cf  Missions. 

1  TNDULGENT  God,  to  thee  we  pra)% 
^  Be  with  us  on  this  solemn  day ; 
Smile  on  our  souls,  our  plans  approve, 
By  Avhich  we  seek  to  spread  thy  Icve* 

2  Let  party  prejudice  be  gone, 
And  love  unite  our  hearts  in  one ; 
Let  all  Vve  have  and  are,  combine 
To  aid  this  glorious  work  of  thine, 

[o  Point  us  to  men  of  upright  mind, 
Devoted,  diligent,  and  kind  ; 
With  grace  be  all  their  hearts  endowed. 
And  light  to  guide  them  in  the  road. 

4  With  cheerful  steps  m?.y  they  proceed. 
Where'er  thy  providence  shall  lead  ; 

Let  heav'n  and  earth  their  work  befriend^ 
And  mercy  all  their  paths  attend.] 

5  Great  let  the  bands  of  those  be  found 
Who  shall  attend  the  gospel  sound  ; 
And  let  Barbarians,  bond  and  free. 
In  supplianc  throngs  resort  to  thee. 

6  Where  Pagan  altars  now  are  built, 
And  brutal  blood,  or  human  spilt, 
There  be  the  bleeding  cross  high  rear'd, 
And  God,  our  God,  alone  rever'd. 

7  Where  captives  groan  beneath  their  chain, 
Let  grace,  and  love,  and  concord  reign  ; 
The  aged  and  the  infant  tongue,     ' 
Unite  in  one  harmonious  song. 

Ff 


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432  MISSIONARIES. 

432.  L.  M.     Dol?eII. 

Prcijsr  on  the  Scarcity  of  Gospel  Missionaries^ 
Luke  X.  2* 
ORD,  when  we  cast  our  eyes  abroad, 
And  see  on  heathen  altars  slain, 
Poor  helpless  babes  Tor  sacrifice, 
To  purge  their  parent's  dismal  stain  ; 

2  We  can't  behold  such  horrid  deeds 
"Without  a  groan  of  ardent  prayV; 
And  while  each  heart  in   anguish  bleeds. 
We  cry,  Lord,  send  thy  gospel  there. 

3  For  them  we  pray,  for  them  we  wait, 
To  them  thy  great  salvation  shew  ; 
Thy  harvest,  Lord,  is  truly  great, 
But  fiuthful  laborers  are  few. 

4  O  send  out  preachers,  gracious  Lord, 
Among  that  dark,  bewilder'd  race  ; 
Open  their  eyes,  and  bless  thy  word. 
And  call  them  by  thy  sovereign  grace. 

5  Then  shall  they  shout  thy  honor'd  nar>ie, 
And  sound  thy  matchless  praise  abroad  ; 
And  we  wi(l  join  them  in  the  theme. 
Salvation  to  our  risen  God. 

433.  C.  M.     Gibbons. 
Zion*s  Increase  promised  and plecukd,.».Vs,  lu  §< 

1  T^ATHER,  is  not  thy  promise  pledged 
X-     To  thine  exalted  Son, 
That  thi  o'  the  nations  of  the  earth, 

Thy  word  of  life  shall  run  l 

2  *'  Ask,  and  I  give  the  heathen  lands, 
*^  For  thine  inheritance  ; 

*'  And  to  the  world's  remotest  shores, 
*'•  Thine  empire  shall  advance.'' 

3  Hast  thou  not  said  the  blinded  Jews 
Shall  their  Redeemer  own  ; 

While  Gentiles  to  his  standard  crowd| 
And  bow  before  hib  throne  ? 


MISSIONARIES.  4U 

[4-  Are  not  all  kingdoms,  tribes,  and  tongues, 
Under  th'  expanse  of  heav*n, 
To  the  dominion  of  thy  Son, 
Without  exception  giv'n  ? 

5  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south, 

Then  be  his  name  ador'd  ! 
Europe,  with  all  thy  millions,  shout 
Hosannas  to  thy  Lord  ! 

6  Asia  and  Africa  resound 

From  shore  to  shore  his  ftirrie  ; 
And  thou,  America,  in  songs 
Redeeming  love  proclaim !] 

434.     C.  M,     Gibbons, 
Mhsionanes.. ..Psd.\m  ii.  8. 

1  /^  RE  AT  God,  the  nations  oi  the  earth 
^J  Are  by  creation  thine  ; 

And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld, 
Thy  radiant  glories  shine. 

2  But,  Lord,  thy  greater  love  has  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind  ; 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Are  treasured  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord,  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
'Till  ev'ry  tribe,  and  ev'ry  soul 
Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound  ? 

4  O  when  shall  Afric's  sable  sons 

Enjoy  the  heav'nly  word ; 
And  vassals,  loag-enslav'd,  become 
The  freemen  of  the  Lord  I 

5  When  shall  th'  untutor'd  Indian  tribeg', 

A  dark  bewilder'd  race, 
Sit  down  at  our  Immanuel's  feet. 
And  learn  and  feel  his  grace  ? 

6  Haste,  sov'reign  mercy,  and  transforna 

Their  cruelty  to  love  ; 


435  MISSIONARIES. 

Convert  the  tiger  to  a  lamby 
The  vulture  to  a  dove  ! 

7  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  divine  attempt 
To  spread  the  gospel's  rays, 
And  hix'ild  en  sin's  dcmolish'd  thronej. 
The  temples  of  thy  praise. 

435.     C.  M.     Gibbons. 
Miss2onartes*,.>'Ps:([m  Ixxii.  7,  8. 

1  T    ORD,  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly,. 
-iL-i  Arm'd  with  thy  Spirit's  pow'r, 
Ten  thousands  shall  confess  its  sway, 

And  bless  the  saving  hour. 

2  Beneath  the  influence  of  thy  grace, 

The  barren  wastes  shall  rise, 
With  sudden  greens,  and  fruits  array 'dj, 
A  blooming  paradise. 

3  True  holiness  shall  strike  its  root 

In  each  regen'rate  heart; 
Shall  in  a  growth  divine  arise, 
And  heav'nly  fruits  impart. 

4  Peace,  with  her  olives  crown'd,  shall  stretch 

Her  wings  from  shore  to  shore  ; 
No  trump  shall  rouse  the  rage  of  war, 
Nor  murdVous  cannon  roar. 

5  Lord,  for  those  days  we  wait — those  day& 

Are  in  thy  word  foretold  ; 
Fly  swifter,  sun  and  stars,  and  bring 
This  promis'd  age  of  gold  ! 

6  Amen,  with  Joy  divine,  let  earthV 

Unnumber'd  myriads  cry  ; 
Amen,  with  joy  divine,  let  heav'nV 
UnnumberM  choirs  reply ! 


YE  n 
Hi 


436.     S.  M.     Fcke. 
Address  to  JlJissio^inries. 
E  messengers  of  Christv 
is  sovereign  voice  obey 


MISSIONARIES.  437 

Arise,  and  follow  where  he  leads, 
And  peace  attend  your  way. 
2       The  master  whom  you  serve 
Will  needful  strength  bestow  ; 
Depending  on  his  promised  aid 
With  sacred  courage  go. 

-.3       Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains, 
And  heil  in  vain  oppose  ; 
The  cause  is  God's,  and  must  prevail, 
In  spite  of  all  his  foes. 

4       Go  spread  a  Saviour's  fame, 
And  tell  his  matchless  grace 
To  the  most  guilty  and  deprav'd 
Of  Adam's  i>una*r&us  race. 

0  We  wish  you  in  his  name. 
The  most  divine  success  j 

Assur'd  that  he  who  sends  you  forth. 
Will  your  endeavors  bless. 

[6       *  When  you  from  us  depart, 
To  cross  the  boist'rous  main  ; 
We  then  will  bear  you  on  our  hearts, 
And  hope  to  meet  again/j 

437.     8.  r.  4.     Kirkhayns  Col 

Prayer  for  the  Spread  of  the  GospeL. ,.hi\,  xlis.  22.. .i. 

Isaiah  Ix.  4.  5. 

1  /^E'R  those  gloomy  hills  of  darkness, 
^-^  Look,  my  soul,  be  still,  and  gazie. 
All  the  promises  do  travail 

With  a  glorious  day  of  grace  ; 
Blessed  Jubilee, 
Let  thy  glorious  morning  dawn. 

2  Let  the  Indian,  let  the  negro, 

Let  the  rude  Barbarian  see, 
That  divine  and  glorious  conques^j. 

Once  obtained  on  Calvary ; 
Let  the  gospel 

Soon  resound  from-  pole  to  pol€> 
Ff2 


438.  MORNING, 

3  Kingdoms  wide  that  sit  in  darkness, 

Grant  them,  Lord,  the  glorious  light. 
And  from  eastern  coast  to  western, 

May  the  morning  chase  the  night  j 
And  redemption, 
Freely  purchased,  win  the  da}'. 
[4  May  the  glorious  day  approaching, 

Thine  eternal  love  proclaim, 
And  the  everlasting  gospel, 

Spread  abroad  thy  holy  name, 
O'er  the  borders 
Of  the  great  Immanuel's  land.] 
5  Mighty  Saviour,  spread  thy  gospel, 

Win  and  conquer,  never  cease  ; 
May  thy  lasting  wide  dominions 

Multiply  and  still  increase  ; 
Sway  thy  sceptre, 
Saviour,  all  the  world  around. 

438.     L.  M.     Unwln. 
Mornmg  Sotig, 

[1    T)  EHOLD  the  sun  adorns  the  sky, 
•^  And  darts  his  cheering  rays  on  high ! 
From  east  to  west,  in  glorious  march, 
He  gilds  the  wide  expansive  arch. 

2  The  warbling  larks  in  triumph  mount, 
And  all  the  scenes  of  morn  recount  ; 
While  sounding  groves  and  vallies  ring 
W'ith  praise  to  heav*n*s  eternal  King.] 

3  Begin,  my  ooul,  thy  morning  song  ; 
Let  thankfulness  inspire  thy  tongue  ! 
1  he  k'indness  of  thy  God  proclaim,. 
And  tell  the  wonders  of  his  name. 

4  Sing  how  his  hand  thy  life  defends, 
And  for  thy  guard  his  angel  sends  ?. 
In  grateful  praise  his  name  adore, 
When  fleeiing  days  shall  be  no  mo?e/- 


i 


i 


MaRNING.  #^ 

5  Yes,  O  my  God,  thy  glorious  name, 
My  soul  shall  thro*  the  day  proclaim  ;- 
I'll  bear  thy  kindness  on  my  heart, 
While  evVy  pow'r  performs  its  part» 

439*     e.  M.     Steele,  altered. 
3Iorn'mg  Song, 

1  ^^  OD  of  my  life,  my  morning  song 
^-^  To  thee  I  cheerful  raise  : 

Thy  acts  of  love  'tis  good  to  sing, 
And  pleasant  'tis  to  praise. 

2  Preserv'd  by  thy  almighty  arm, 

I  pass'd  the  shades  of  night. 
Serene,  and  safe  from  ev'ry  harm, 
To  see  the  morning  light. 

3  While  numbers  spent  the  night  in  sighs^ 

And  restless  pains  and  woes, 

In  gentle  sleep  I  closM  my  eyes, 

And  rose  from. sweet  repose. 

4  When  sleep,  death's  image,  o'er  me  spread^ 

And  I  unconscious  lay, 
Thy  watchful  care  was  round  my  bedj 
To  guard  my  feeble  clay. 

5  O  let  the  same  almighty  care 

Thro*  all  this  day  attend  : 
From  ev'iy  danger^  ev'ry  snare, 

My  heedless  steps  defend. 

6  Smile  on  my  minutes  as  they  roll^ 

And  guide  my  future  days  ; 

And  let  thy  goodness  fill  my  soul 

With  gratitude  and  praise. 

440.     S.  IM.     Scott. 
Morning  Song, 
1;       QEE  how  the  rising  sun 

^  Pursues  his  shining  way ; 
And  wide  proclaims  his  Maker's  prais^j^ 
With  ev'ry  brighi'ning  ray. 


441  MORNING. 

2  Thus  would  my  rising  soul 
Its  heavenly  parent  sing  ;. 

And  to  its  great  original 
The  humble  tribute  bring. 

3  Serene  I  laid  me  down 
Beneath  his  guardian  care  ; 

I  slept,  and  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near  ! 

4  Thus  does  thine  arm  support 
This  weak,  defenceless  frame  : 

But  whence  these  favors,  Lord,  to  uje,, 

So  worthless  as  I  am  I 
5*       O  how  shall  I  repay 

The  bounties  of  my  God  ? 
This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 

The  pleasing,  painful  load. 

^       Dear  Saviour-  to  thy  cross 
I  bring  my  sacrifice  ; 
By  thee  perfum'd,  it  shall  ascend 
With  fragrance  to  the  skies. 
7       My  life  I  would  anew 

Devote,  O  Lord,  to  thee  ; 
And  in  thy  presence  I  would  spend 
A  long  eternity. 

441.     8. 8.  6.      KiughU 
Morning  Song\ 
,NCE  more  my  eyes  behold  the  day, 
And  to  my  God  my  soul  w^ould  pajr 
Its  tributary  lays  : 
O  may  the  life  preserved  by  thee, 
"With  all  its  powers  ar.d  blessings,  bei 
Devoted  to  thy  praise. 

2  Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 
IsraePs  great  keeper,  Kjr.g  of  kings. 

My  wear)  head  found  rest  : 
No  dire  alarms  or  rackinjj;  pains, 
Devouring  ilames  or  galling  chains,. 

Dibturb'd  my  peaceful  breasU 


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MOURNERS.  442 

3  How  many,  since  I  laid  me  down, 
Have  launch'd  into  a  world  unknown, 

To  meet  a  dreadful  doom  : 
While  some  on  wat'ry  billows  tost. 
Or  wand'ring  on  an  unknown  coast, 
Have  sigh'd  in  vain  for  home, 

4f  But  I  am  spar'd  to  see  thy  face, 
A  monument  of  saving  grace, 

And  live  to  praise  thy  name  : 
Still  be  thou  near,  my  gracious  Lord, 
To  keep  and  guide,  and  by  thy  word, 
Peace  to  my  soul  proclaim. 

5  Let  me  enjoy  thy  presence  here, 
In  ev'ry  storm  my  heart  to  cheer, 

'Till  thou  shah  bid  me  ris«. 
Where  sin  and  sorrow  never  come, 
'Till  at  my  blest,  eternal  horns 

I  wake  in  sweet  surprise. 

442.     L.  M.     DobelL 

Blessed  are  thei)  that  wot^r?2....Matt.  v.  4. 

i  "\  A  7^"^  Y>  mourning  soul,  why  flow  these  tears  ? 
V  V    Why  thus  indulge  ihy  doubts  and  fears  ^ 
Look  to  thy  Saviour  on  the  tree, 
Who  bore  the  load  of  guilt  for  thee. 

2  Then  cease  thy  sorrows,  banish  grief, 
Tho*  thou  of  sinners  art  the  chief; 

The  wounds  that  make  poor  sinners  grieve 
Are  heal'd  when  they  ia  Christ  believe. 

3  Whom  Jesus  wounds,  he  wounds  to  heal — - 
O,  'ds  a  mercy  thus  to  feel  ; 

There's  none  can  mourn  while  dead  in  sin ;. 
Thine  are  the  marks  of  life  within, 

4  Be  of  good  cheer,  on  him  rely  ; 
He*ll  pass  thy  great  transgressions  by  j 
And  guide  thee  safely  by  his  harvd, 
^Xill  thou  shak  reach  fair  Canaan's-  landw 


;s  chief 
icus  came, 


44S  NAAMAN. 

5  There  r>halt  thou  shig  his  dying  love^ 
With  ah  the  ransom'd  throng  above, 
And  in  exalted,  joyful  lays. 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  praise. 

443.     S.  IVI.     Fellows. 
Naaman  healed„„2  Kings,  v.  1 — 14* 
t       V\7HEN  Syria's  leproc 
V  V     From  fair  Damasct 
Fir'd  with  the  hopes  of  sure  relief, 
By  great  Elisha's  fame-^ 

2       The  holy  prophet  stood 
Attentive  to  his  strain, 
And  bid  him  wash  in  Jordan's  fiood, 
And  instandy  be  clean. 

[3      The  means  of  cure  appeared 
So  humbling  to  his  pride, 
With  high  disdain  the  warrior  heard, 
And  sternly  thus  reply 'd  : 

4  *'  To  wash  in  Jordan's  streams, 
"  I  can't  approve  as  meet, 

"  M^hen  Pharpar's  streams  ar  e  known  *o  'av 
"  My  own  Damascus  feet. 

5  "  What  business  have  I  here, 
"  Far  from  my  native  place  ? 

*'  Could  not  I  wash  in  water  there, 
'*  And  there  receive  the  grace  ^"J 

6  Thus  men  neglect  the  use 

Of  means  which  God  makes  known. 
And  in  their  room  would  introduce 
Inventions  of  their  own. 

7  O  give  me  wisdom,  Lord, 
Thy  holy  ways  to  prize. 

And  folio V7  thy  commanding  word, 
However  men  despise. 


NAOMI.  444 

444.     7s.     Brackenbury''s  Col. 

Naomts  Address  to  her  tzvo  Daughters-in-kav  ;  or^  ct 

Viexv  of  Sovereign  Gyace„..K\x\h  i.  11 — IT. 

1  "^  I  "URN  again^  my  daughters,  turn, 

A    Wherefore  would  you  go  with  me  ? 
O  forbear,  forbear  to  mourn — 
Jesus  wills  it  so  to  be  : 
"  Why/'  when  God  would  have  us  part, 
*'  Weep  ye  thus  and  break  my  heart  V^ 

2  See-— thv  sister  is  gone  back 
To  her  gods  and  people  dear; 
Weeping  soul !  a  wretch  forsake, 
Why  shouldst  thou  my  sorrows  bear  ? 
Turn,  and  let  thy  troubles  cease, 

Go,  return,  my  child,  in  peace. 

3  O  intreat  me  not  to  leave 

Thee,  ray  faithful  guide  and  friend  ; 
Let  me  ahva\  s  to  thee  cleave, 
Let  me  hold  thee  to  the  end  j 
Thy  own  child  in  Christ  I  am. 
Follow  thee  as  thou  the  lamb. 
[4  Never  v.'ill  I  cease  to  mourn, 
'Till  my  Lord  thy  tears  shall  dry; 
Never  back  from  thee  return, 
Never  from  my  mother  fly ; 
Do  not  ask  me  to  depart, 
Do  not  break  my  bleeding  heart.] 

5  Where  thou  goest,  I  will  go, 
Thine  shall  be  my  souHs  abode  ; 
Thine  shall  be  my  weal  or  wo, 
Thine  my  people  and  my  God ; 
Where  thou  diest,  there  will  I 
Lay  my  weary  head  and  die* 

6  There  will  I  my  burial  have, 
(If  it  be  the  Saviour's  will:) 
Sleeping  in  a  comnron  grave, 
'TiU  the  quick'jiing  trump  1  feel ; 


445  1!^ATIONAL  FAST, 

Call'd  with  th  ee  to  leave  the  tomb, 
Summon'd  to  our  happy  home. 
[.7  God  dp  so  to  me  and  more, 
If  from  thee  my  guide  I  part; 
'Till  the  mortal  pang  is  o'er. 
Will  I  hold  thee  in  my  heart: 
And  when  I  from  earth  remove. 
Meet  thee  in  realms  above.] 

445.     L.  M.     Beddome. 
Prayer  for  Peace*,.. 'Lex.  xxvi-  6. 

1    /^N  Britain,  long  a  fcvourM  isle, 

^— '  Now  o*erwhelm*d  v  ith  guilt  and  shame, 
I^eign,  mighty  God,  once  more  to  smile  ; 
The  same  thy  pow'r,  thy  grace  the  same. 

-2  Let  peace  return  with  balmy  wing, 
And  all  its  blessings  round  her  shed ; 
Her  liberties  be  wf  li  secur'd. 
And  commerce  lift  its  fainiing  head: 

3  Let  the  loud  cannon  cease  to  roar, 
The  warlike  trun:p  no  longer  sound; 
The  din  of  arms  be  heard  no  more, 
Noi'  human  blood  pollute  the  ground. 

.(S-  Let  hostile  troops  drop  from  their  hands 
The  cruel  sword,  the  giitt'ring  spear ; 
And  join  in  friendship's  sacred  bands, 
Nor  one  dissenting  voice  be  there, 

s   Thus  save,  O  Lord,  a  sinking  Innd — 
Millions  of  tongues  shall  then  adore  ; 
Kcsound  the  honors  of  thy  name. 
And  spread  thy  praise  from  shore  to  shore. 

.446.     L.  M.     Steele. 
Prayer  for  Peace, 
\  T  X  7HILE  justice  waves  her  vengeful  hand 
V  V     Tremendous  o'er  a  guilty  land, 
Almighty  God,  thy  awful  pow'r 
With  fear  and  trembling  we  adore. 


NATIONAL  FAST.  447 

2  Where  shall  we  fly  but  to  thy  feet  ? 
Our  only  refuge  is  thy  seat  ; 
Thy  seat,  where  potent  mercy  pleads. 
And  holds  thy  thunder  fronn  our  heads. 

5  While  peace  and  plenty  blest  our  days, 
Where  was  the  tribute  of  our  praise  ? 
Ungrateful  race  !  how  have  we  spent 
The  blessings  which  thy  goodness  lent! 

[4  Pale  famine  now,  and  wasting  war, 

With  threatening  frown,  thy  wrath  declare  ; 
But  war  an-d  famine  are  thy  slaves. 
Nor  can  destroy  when  mercy  saves.] 

5  Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye  ; 
Tho*  loud  our  crimes  for  vengeance  cry, 
Let  m.ercy's  louder  voice  prevail, 

Nor  thy  long-suffering  patience  fail. 

6  Encourag'd  by  thy  sacred  word, 
May  we  not  plead  thy  promise,  Lord  ; 
That  when  an  humble  nation  mourns. 
Thy  rising  wrath  to  pity  turns  I 

7  O  let  thy  sovereign  grace  impart 
Contrition  to  each  rocky  heart ; 
And  bid  siscere  repentance  flow. 
In  genera!,  undissembied  woe. 

[8  Fair  smiling  peace  again  restore  ; 
With  plenty  bless  the  pining  poor : 
And  may  a  happy,  thankful  land. 
Obedient  own  thy  guardian  hand.] 

447.     L.  M.     Davies, 
Prayer  for  Peace.,.,  Amos  iii.  1 — 6. 
i  "X  TLTHILE  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O  Lord, 
V  V     We  view  the  terrors  of  thy  sword, 
O  whither  shall  the  helpless  fly  ? 
To  whom  but  thee  direct  their  cry  ? 
2  The  helpless  sinners'  cries  and  tears 
Are  grovrn  familiar  to  thine  ears  ; 
Gg 


44«  NATIONAL  PRAYER. 

Oft  has  thy  mercy  sent  relief, 
When  all  was  fear  and  hopeless  griei\ 

3  On  thee,  our  guardian  God,  we  call — 
Before  thy  throne  of  grace  we  fall  ; 
And  is  there  no  deliverance  there  : 
And  must  we  perish  in  despair? 

4  See,  we  repent,  we  weep,  we  mourn— » 
To  our  forsaken  God  we  turn  ! 

O  spare  our  guilty  country — spare 

The  church  which  thou  hast  planted  here* 

5  We  plead  thy  grace,  indulgent  God  ; 
We  plead  thy  Son's  atoning  blood  ; 
We  plead  thy  gracious  promises — 
And  are  they  unavailing  pleas  ? 

6  These  pleas,  presented  at  thy  throne. 
Have  brought  ten  thousand  blessings  down^ 
On  guilty  lands  in  helpless  woe  : 

Let  them  prevail  to  save  us  too. 

448.     L.M.     Steele. 
Prayer  for  Victory  in  War.„.Vs,  cviii.  10— j-ia. 
1  *T    ORD,  how  shall  wretched  sinners  dare 

-A—'  Look  up  to  thy  divine  abode  I 

Or  offer  their  imperfect  pray'r 

Before  a  just,  a  holy  God  ? 
^  Bright  terrors  guard  thy  awful  seat. 

And  dazzling  glories  veil  thy  face  ! 

Yet  mercy  calls  us  to  thy  feet — 

Thy  throne  is  still  a  throne  of  grace. 
3  O  may  our  souls  thy  grace  adore — 

May  Jesus  plead  our  humble  claim  ; 

While  thy  protection  we  implore. 

In  his  prevailing,  glorious  name  ! 
[4  With  all  the  boasted  pomp  of  war, 

In  vain  we  dare  the  hostile  field  ; 

In  vaiii,  unless  the  Lord  be  there : 

Thy  arm  alone  must  be  our  shield}- 


J 


N A TIQNAL  PRAISE.  449 

5  Let  past  experience  of  thy  care 
Support  our  hope — our  trust  invite  I 
Again  attend  our  humble  pray'r — 
Again  be  mercy  thy  dehght  ! 

6  Our  arnns  succeed — our  councils  guide — - 
Let  thy  right  hand  our  cause  maintain  : 
"Till  v/ar'o  destructive  rage  subside, 
And  peace  resume  her  geirJe  reign.] 

T  O  when"  shall  time  the  period  bring. 
When  raging  war  shall  waste  no  more — ^ 
When  peace  shall  stretch  her  balmy  wing 
Round  the  wide  earth  from  shore  to  shore. 

[8  When  shall  the  gospel's  healing  ray, 
(Kind  source  of  amity  divine  !) 
Spread  o'er  the  world  celestial  day  ? 
Whea  shall  the  nations,  Lord,  be  thine  r] 

449.     C.  M.     Gibbon?, 
Praise  Jo r  Victory  in  rFcr.....2  Kings  iii.  21 — 24....0 
2  Kings  vii,  6,  7. 

1  'T~^0  thee,  who  reign*5t  supreme  above, 

^     And  reign'st  supreme  belov/  ; 
Thou  God  of  wisdom,  pov;'r,  and  love, 
We  our  successes  owe. 

2  The  thundVing  horse,  the  martial  band, 

W^ithout  thine  aid  were  vain  ; 
And  vict'ry  flies  at  thy  command, 
To  crown  the  bright  campaign. 

3  Thy  mi-ghty  arm  unseen  was  nigh, 

When  we  our  foes  assail'd  ; 
'Tis  thou  hast  rais'cl  our  honors  high, 
And  o'er  their  hosts  prevail'd. 

4  Their  mounds,  their  cam.ps,  their  lofty  tow 'rs» 

Into  our  hands  are  giv'n  ; 
Not  from  desert  or  strength  of  ours, 
But  through  the  grace  of  heav'o. 

5  What  tho'  no  columns  lifted  high 

Stand  deep  inscribed  with  praise  ; 


450  NATIONAL  FAST. 

Yet  sounding  honors  to  the  sky 

Our  grateful  tongues  shall  raise. 
[6  We  to  our  children  will  proclaim 

The  mercies  God  has  shewn  ; 
That  they  may  learn  to  bless  his  name, 

And  choose  him  for  their  own. 
*i   Thus,  while  we  sleep  in  silent  dust. 

When  threat*ning  dangers  come, 
Their  fathers'  God  shall  be  their  trusty 

Their  refuge  and  their  home.] 

450.  C.  M.     Steele. 
National  Fast:*.]ot\  u  14. 

1    C  EE,  gracious  Lord,  before  thy  throne, 
^  Thy  mourning  people  bend  ! 
' Tis  on  thy  sovereign  grace  alone, 
Our  humble  hopes  depend. 

3  Tremendous  judgments  from  thy  hand 
Thy  dreadful  povv'r  display  ; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land, 
And  still  wc  live  to  pray. 

3  How  chang'd,  alas  !  are  truths  divine 

For  error,  guilt  and  shame  ! 
What  impious  numbers,  bold  in  sin, 
Disgrace  the  christian  name  h 

4  O  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 

By  thy  resistless  grace  ; 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word, 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

5  Then,  should  insulting  foes  invade. 

We  shall  not  sink  in  fear  ; 
Secure  of  never-failing  aid, 
When  God,  our  God,  is  near. 

451.  C,  M.     Scott. 
National  Fast. ...Gen.  xviii.  23 — 32. 

1   "W/HEN  Abraham,  full  of  sacred  awe, 
VV    Before  Jehovah  stood  | 


ONE  THING  NEEDFUL.  454 

And,  wifh  a  humble,  fervent  pray'r. 
For  guilty  Sodom  sued  : 

2  With  what  success,  what  wond'rous  grace. 
Was  his  petition  crownM! 
The  Lord  would  spare,  if  in  that  place 
Ten  righteous  men  were  founxl. 

S  And  could  a  single  holy  soul 
So  rich  a  boon  obtain  ? 
Great  God,  and  shall  a  nation  pray. 
And  plead  with  thee  in  vain  r 

4  Still  we  are  thine — we  bear  thy  name  | 
Here  yet  is  thine  abode  : 
Long  has  thy  presence  blessM  our  land- 
Forsake  us  not,  O  God ! 

452  h  453^Too  local  for  insertion.] 

454.     L.  i\L     Davie s* 
Gne  thrng  7ieedfuL,„'LukQ  x.  42. 

1  /^  WERE  my  heart  but  form'd  for  woe, 
^^  What  streams  of  pit^nng  tears  should  flow. 
To  see  the  thoughtless  sons  of  men 
Labour,  and  toil,  and  live  in  vain  ! 

2  One  thing  is  needful — one  alone  ; 
If  this  be  ours,  all  is  our  own  : 
*Tis  needful  now,  'twill  needful  be 
In  death,  and  thro'  eternity, 

3  W^ithout  it  we  are  all  undone, 

Tho^  we  could  call  the  world  our  own  ; 
Not  all  the  joys  of  time  and  sense 
Can  countervait  the  loss  immense, 

2  Great  God  !  that  powVful  grace  of  thine>- 
Which  rousM  a  soul  so  dead  as  mine, 
Can  rouse  these  thoughdess  sinners  tooy 
The  one  thing  needful  to  pursue. 


45^  ORDINATION. 

455.  L.  M.     Doddridge. 
Seeking-  Direction  in  the  Choice  of  a  Pastor** 

1  OlIEPHERD  of  Israel,  bend  ihiae  ear- 
^   Thy  servants'  groans  indulgent  hear  : 
Ptrplex'd,  distressed,  to  thee  we  cry, 
And  seek  the  guidance  of  thine  eye. 

2  Send  forth,  O  Lord,  thy  truth  and  light, 
To  guide  our  doubtful  footsteps  right  : 
Our  drooping  hearts,  O  God,  sustain, 
Nor  let  us  seek  thy  face  in  vain. 

3  Return,  in  ways  of  peace  return, 
Norlet  thy  flock  neglected  mourn: 
May  our  blest  eyes  a  shepherd  see, 
Dear  to  our  souls  and  dear  to  thee  ! 

456,  L.   M.     Doddridge, 

At  the  Settlement  of  a  Minister, »„]cim,  ili.  15. 
1   QHEPHERD  of  Israel,  ihou  dost  keep 
x3  With  constant  care  thy  hurrible  sheep: 
By  ihee  inferior  pastors  rise 
To  feed  our  souls,  and  bless  our  eyes. 

'I  To  all  thy  churches  such  impart, 
Resembling  thy  own  gracious  heart ; 
Vv  hose  courage,  watchfulness,  and  love, 
Men  may  attest,  and  God  approve. 

3  Fed  by  their  active,  tender  care, 
Healthful  may  all  thy  sheep  appear ; 
And,  by  their  fair  example  led. 
The  way  to  Zion's  pastures  tread! 

4  Here  hast  thou  listenM  to  our  vows. 
And  scatter'd  blessings  on  thy  house  ; 
Thy  saints  are  succor'd,  and  no  mora 
As  sheep  with.out  a  guide  deplore. 

5  Completely  heal  each  former  stroke. 
And  bless  the  vhcpherd  and  the  flock; 
Confirm  the  hopes  thy  mercies  raise, 
And  own  this  tribute  of  our  praise. 


ORDINATION.  4ST 

457.     C.  M.     IFiillams. 
Praise  to  God  for  a  Gospd  Minister  after  the 

Decease  of  another, 

1   "^  I  ^O  thy  great  name,  O  Prince  of  peace^ 
-*-     Our  grateful  sont'S  we  raise : 
Accept,  thou  Sun  of  righteousness, 
The  tribute  of  our  praise. 

%  In  wiJow'd  state  these  walls  no  more 
Their  mourning  weeds  shall  wear  % 
Thy  messenger  shall  joy  restore, 
And  ev'ry  loss  repair. 

J  Thy  providence  our  souls  admire, 
With  joy  its  windings  trace  ; 
And  shout  in  one  united  choir 
The  triumphs  of  thy  grace. 

4  Our  happy  union,  Lord,  maintain, 
Here  let  thy  presence  dwell ; 
And  thousands,  loos'd  from  satan's  chaiD, 
Raise  from  the  brink  of  hell. 

[5  Distressed  churches  pity,  Lord, 
Their  dismal  breaches  close, 
Their  sons  unite  in  sweet  accord^ 
And  troubled  minds  compose, 

6  In  all  be  purity  maintained, 
Peace  like  a  river  flow ; 
And  pia'  i  zeal,  and  love  unfelgn'd^ 
In  evV}^  bosom  glow.] 

458.     L.  M.     Racford's  CoL 
Peojile^s  Prayer  for  their  Minister, 

1  T  XTITH  heav'nly  prjw'r,  O  Lord,  defend 

»  ▼     Him  whom  we  now  to  thee  commend; 
His  person  bless,  his  soul  secure, 
And  make  him  to  the  end  endurco 

2  Gird  him  with  alhsufficient  grace  j 
Direct  his  feet  in  paths  of  peace  ; 
Thy  truth  and  faithfulness  fulfil, 
And  help  him  to  obey  thy  will. 


459  ORDINATION. 

3  Before  him  thy  protection  send, 
O  love  him,  save  him  to  the  end : 
Nor  let  him,  as  thy  pilgrim,  rove 
Without  the  convoy  of  thy  love. 

4  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  fill  his  heart ; 
In  him  thy  mighty  pow'r  exert ; 
That  thousands  yet  unborn  may  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace, 

45^.     C.  M.     Doddridge. 
After  the  Charge. .„lith.  xiii.  17. 
t  T    ET  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake, 
-^-^    And  take  th'  alarm  they  give  ; 
Now  let  them  from  the  mouth  of  God 
Their  solemn  charge  receive. 

5  'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import 

The  pastor's  care  demands  ; 
But  what  might  fill  an  angel's  heart, 
And  fiU'd  a  Saviour's  hands. 

3  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the  Lord 

Did  heav^^ly  bliss  forego  ; 
For  souls  which  must  for  ever  live 
In  raptures,  or  in  woe. 

4  May  they,  that  Jesus  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own  Redeemer  see  ; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 

460.     7s.     Hammond, 
After  the  Charge. *:Prov.  xi.  30. 

1  T^  rOULD  you  win  a  soul  to  God  ? 

VV     Tell  him  of  the  Sav  iour's.  blood  > 
Say,  how  Jesu's  bowels  move  ; 
Tell  him  of  redeeming  love. 

2  Tell  him  how  the  streams  did  glide 
From  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  side  ; 
How  his  head  with  thorns  was  crowu'd,. 
And  his  heart  in  sorrow  drowa'd. 


OUT-DOOR  WORSHIP— PARDON.    461 

3  Tell  him  how  he  suffer'd  death — 
Freely  yielded  up  his  breath, 
Dy*d,  and  rose  to  intercede, 

As  our  advocate  and  head. 

4  Tell  him  it  was  sov'reign  grace 
Wrought  on  you  to  seek  his  face- 
Made  you  choose  the  better  part- 
Brought  salvation  to  your  heart. 

5  Tell  him  of  that  liberty, 
Wherewith  Jesus  makes  us  free  ; 
Sweetly  speak  of  sins  forgiv'n— 
Earnest  of  the  joys  of  heav'n. 

461.  L.  M.     B . 

Out-Door  lVorship,„.MaYk  XVI.  15. 

1  "T^WAS  Jesu's  last  and  great  command-— 

-*-    "  Go,  preach  my  word  in  ev'ry  land  i 
"  To  all  be  my  salvation  shewn, 
"  To  ev'ry  creature  make  it  known. 

2  "While  thus  employ^,  expect  my  grace 
"  Attending  you  from  place  to  place  ; 

"  Where'er  you  meet,  expect  me  there—* 
*'  In  church,  or  house,  or  open  air.'' 

5  Commission'd  thus,  we  come  abroad. 
To  preach  the  gospel  of  our  God  : 
The  love  of  God  in  Christ  to  tell  ! 
The  love  that  saves  from  sin  and  helL 

4  Jesus,  our  Lord  !  thy  word  fulfil — 
Thy  Spirit's  pow'r  be  with  us  still  : 
May  all  our  souls  thy  blessing  share-^- 
Accept  our  praise,  and  hear  our  pray'r. 

462.  L.  M.     Gibbons. 
Forgiveness..,  Luke  vii.  47. 

1   pORGIVENESS  !  'tis  a  joyful  sound, 
•*-     To  rebel  sinners  doom*d  to  die  : 
publish  the  bliss  the  world  around—^ 
Ye  seraphsj  shout  it  from  the  sky  I 


4m  PARDON. 

2  'Tis  the  rich  gift  of  love  divine  : 
Tis  full,  out-measuring  ev'ry  crime  r 
Unclouded  shall  its  glories  shine, 
And  feel  no  change  by  changing  time. 

3  0*er  sins,  unbounded  as  the  sand, 
And  like  the  mountains  for  their  size, 
The  seas  of  sov'reign  grace  expand  : 
The  seas  of  sov'reign  grace  arise. 

4  For  this  stupendous  love  of  heav'n, 
What  grateful  honors  shall  we  show 
Where  much  transgression  is  forgiv'n, 
Love  will  in  equal  ardors  glow. 

[5  '  CheerM  by  the  hopes  of  pardoning  grace, 
I  come  thy  mercy,  Lord,  to  prove  ; 
Like  weeping  Mary,  let  me  taste 
A  pledge  of  thy  forgiving  love.'] 

463.     L.  Tvl.     Cemikk. 
Seeking  Pa/Y/j??z.. .. Psalm  xxvil.  8. 
t   T    ORD,  at  thy  feet  I  pt-ostrate  fall, 
-*— '  Opprest  with  fears  to  thee  I  call  J 
Reveal  thy  pard'ning  love  to  me, 
And  set  my  captive  spirit  free. 

2  Hast  thou  not  said,  "  Seek  ye  my  face ;" 
The  invitation  I  embrace  ; 

I'll  seek  thy  face  ;  thy  Spirit  give  \ 
O  let  me  see  thy  face,  and  live. 

3  I'll  wait,  perhaps  my  Lord  may  come;. 
If  back  I  turn,  hell  is  my  doom  ; 
And  begging  in  his  way,  I'll  lie 

'Till  the  sweet  hour  he  passeth  by. 

4  I'll  seek  his  face  with  cries  and  tears, 
With  secret  sighs  and  fervent  prayVs  j 
And  if  not  heard,  I'll  waiting  sit, 
And  perish  at  my  Saviour's  feet. 

5  But  canst  thou.  Lord,  see  all  my  pain^ 
And  bid  me  seek  thy  face  in  vain  I 


PARDON.  4^64- 

Thou  wilt  not,  canst  not  me  deceive, 
The  soul  that  seeks  thy  face  shall  live, 
[6  '  Then  venture,  O  my  soul,  in  pray'r, 
For  none  can  perish  pleading  here: 
The  blood  of  Christ,  that  crimson  sea, 
Shall  wash  my  load  of  guilt  away.'} 

464.     C.    M.     yones. 
Successful  Resolve. ^^'Esthtr  iv.  16. 

1  /^OME,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 
^^  A  thousand  thoughts  revolve, 
Come,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  opprest, 

And  make  this  last  resolve : 

2  "  ril  go  to  Jesus,  tho'  my  sin 

"  Hath  like  a  mountain  rose ; 
'*  i  know  his  courts,  I'll  enter  in, 
"  Whatever  may  oppose. 

5  "  Prostrate  1^11  Tie  hefore  his  throne, 

"  And  there  my  guilt  confess ; 
*■*  I'll  tell  him  I'm  a  wretch  undone 
^  Without  his  sov'reign  grace. 

4  "  But  should  the  Lord  reject  my  plea^ 
"  And  disregard  my  f>ray*r  ; 
*'  Yet  still,  like  Esther,  I  will  stay, 
"  And  perish  only  there. 

[5  "  I  can  but  perish  if  I  go — 
"  I  am  resolv'd  to  try  ; 
"  For  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 
*•>  I  must  forever  die."] 

6  *  "  But  should  I  die  with  mercy  sought, 

"  When  I  the  king  have  tried : 
*'  I  there  should  die,  (delightful  thought !) 
**  Where  ne'er  a  sinner  dy'd."  ' 

464.     Second  Part.     L.  M.     Davks. 
Pardoning  Gi?rt',...Micah  vii.  18. 
2   f^  RE  AT  God  of  wonders  !  all  thy  ways 
■^^  Are  matchUs5,  Godlike,  and  divine  ; 


MS  PARENTS. 

But  the  fair  glories  of  thy  grace 
More  Godlike  and  unrivali'd  shine  i 

Who  is  a  pard'ning  God  like  thee  i 
Or  who  hiis  grace  so  rich  and  free  ? 

2  Crimes  of  such  horror  to  forgive — 
Such  guilty,  daring  worms  to  spare. 
This  is  thy  grand  prerogative. 
And  none  shall  in  the  honor  share  : 

3  Angels  and  men,  resign  your  claim 
To  pity,  mercy,  love,  and  grace  : 
These  glories  crown  Jehovah's  name 
With  an  incomparable  blaze  : 

4*  In  wonder  lost,  with  trembling  joy. 
We  take  the  pardon  of  our  God : 
Pardon  for  crimes  of  deepest  dye^ 
A  pardon  seal'd  with  Jesu's  blood  : 

6  O  may  this  strange,  this  matchless  grace— 
This  Godlike  miracle  of  love, 
Fill  the  wide  earth  with  grateful  praise, 
And  all  th'  angelic  choirs  above  ! 

465.     C.  M.     Green. 
Parents^  Prayer  for  their  Children,     0  that  Ishmaei 
might  live  before  thee*,. ,Gtn.  xvii.  18. 
1  'T^HUS  did  the  pious  Abrah'm  pray 
X     For  his  beloved  son  : 
Let  parents  in  the  present  day 
His  language  make  their  own. 

'2  Tho*  they  with  God  in  covenant  be, 
And  have  their  heav'n  in  view  ; 
They  are  unhappy  till  they  see 
Their  children  happy  too. 

3  Their  hearts  with  inward  anguish  bleed 
When  all  attempts  prove  vain  ; 
And  they  pursue  those  paths  that  lead 
To  everlasting  pain. 

4i  They  warn,  indulge,  correct,  beseech, 
While  tears  in  torrents  flow  ; 


PATIENCEe  466 

And  Vis  beyond  the  pow'r  of  speech 
To  tell  the  griefs  they  know. 

5  'Till  they  can  see  victorious  grace 

Their  children's  souls  possess, 
The  sparkling  wit,  the  smiling  face 
But  adds  to  their  distress. 

6  See  the  fond  father  clasp  his  child  ; 

Hark  !  how  his  bowels  move  : 
**•  Shale  thou,  my  otfsprmg,  be  exil'd 
'^  From  God  my  Father's  love  ? 

7  **  Shall  cruel  spirits  drag  thee  down 

"  To  darkness  and  despair  j 
"  Beneath  th'  Almigluy's  angry  frown, 
'*■  To  dwell  forever  there  ? 

8  "  Kind  heav'n,  the  dreadful  scene  forbid  ! 

*'  Look  dovvn,  dear  Lord,  and  bless  j 
"  I'll  wrestle  hard,  as  J  icob  did-r— 
"  May  I  obtain  success  1" 

466.     L.  IVL     Gibbons. 
Patience.. .,'Luke  xxi.  19. 

1  pATlENCE  !  O  'tis  a  grace  divine, 

-*-    Sent  from  the  God  of  pow'r  and  love, 
That  leans  upon  its  father's  hand, 
As  thro'  the  wilderness  we  move. 

2  By  patience  we  serenely  bear 
The  troubles  of  our  mortal  state, 
And  wait  contented  our  discharge, 
Nor  think  our  glory  comes  too  late. 

3  Tho'  we,  in  full  sensation,  feel 

The  weight,  the  wounds,  our  God  ordains. 
We  smile  amidst  our  heaviest  vroes, 
And  triumph  in  our  sharpest  pains* 

4  O  for  this  grace  to  aid  our  souls  ! 
And  arm  with  fortitude  the  breast ; 
'Till  life's  tumult'ous  voyage  is  o'er, 
We  reach  the  shores  of  endless  rest  I 

Hh 


46/  PENITENCE. 

5  Faith  into  vision  shall  resign, 
Hope  shall  in  full  fruition  die  ; 
And  patience  in  possession  end 

Jn  the  bright  worlds  of  bliss  on  high* 

467.     7s.     Hammond, 

Penitent  seeking  Christ., ^,C^nt,  ii.  5. 

1   /^  RACIOUS  Lord,  incline  thine  ear, 

^J  My  requests  vouchsafe  to  hear ; 

Sore  distrest  with  guilt  am  I, 

Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die. 

[2  Wealth  and  honor  I  disdain  ; 
Earthly  comforts  all  are  vain  ; 
These  can  never  satisfy, 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die. 

3  Lord,  deny  me  what  thou  wilt, 
Only  take  away  my  guilt ; 
Mourning  at  thy  feet  I  lie, 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die.J 

4  All  unholy  and  unclean, 

I  am  nothing  else  but  sin  ; 
I  to  thee  for  mercy  fly. 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  1  die. 

^  Thou  dost  freely  save  the  lost  j 
In  thy  grace  alone  I  trust ; 
With  my  earnest  suit  comply. 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die. 

6  O,  my  God,  what  shall  I  say  ? 
Take,  O  take  my  sins  away  ^ 
Jesu*s  blood  to  me  apply. 
Give  me  Christ,  or  else  I  die, 

7  Does  the  Father  seem  to  frown  ? 
I  take  shelter  in  the  Son  : 
Jesus,  to  thine  arms  I  fl)', 

Sfive  ipe,  Lord,  or  else  X  dipo 


PENITENCE— PERSECUTION.      468 

468.     8.   r.     Aldridge'sCoJ, 

Penitent  suing  for  Pardon. .,,]oh  xiii.  15. 

t   C  AVIOUR,  canst  thou  love  a  traitor  ? 

^-^   Canst  thou  love  a  child  of  wrath  t 

Can  a  hell-deserving  creature 

Be  the  purchase  of  t^y  death  ? 

2  Is  thy  blood  so  efficacious, 

As  to  make  my  nature  clean! 
Is  thy  sacrifice  so  precious, 
As  to  free  me  from  my  sin  ? 

3  Sin  on  ev'ry  side  surrounds  me  j 

No  acquittance  can  I  hear  ; 
Pangs  of  unbelief  confound  me, 
Help  me,  Lord,  my  grief  to  bear* 

4  Here  then  is  my  resolution. 

At  thy  dearest  feet  to  fall  ; 
Here  1*11  meet  my  condemnation, 
Or  a  freedom  from  my  thrall. 
[5  Now  deny  thy  grace  and  mercy. 
If  thou  canst,  to  wretched  me  ; 
Lay  aside  thy  love  and  pity, 
If  thou  canst,  and  let  me  die  !] 

6  If  I  meet  with  condemnation, 
Justly  I  deserve  the  same  ; 
If  I  meet  with  free  salvation, 
I  will  magnify  thy  name. 

469.     L.  IM.     Dobell 
Persecution  profitable  to  Saints »*,.'^l^\.U  x.  21. 

1  TT'EAR  not,  ye  little  chosen  flock, 

-L     You're  safe  in  Christ,  th'  eternal  rock : 
You  are  the  purchase  of  his  blood, 
Lov'd,  and  redeem'd,  and  call'd  of  God. 

2  Tho'  earth  and  hell  against  you  rage, 
He  for  your  souls  will  still  engage. 
To  prove  the  work  is  all  divine, 

He'll  make  your  graces  brighter  shine. 


470  PERSECUTION. 

S  When  devils  roar,  it  oft  does  prove 
A  time  of  sov'reign,  special  love  j 
And  sinners  at  thy  footstool  fall, 
To  crown  the  Saviour  Lord  of  all. 

4  Ye  chosen  flock,  go  on  to  pray, 
Grace  shall  be  equal  to  your  day ; 
He  will  his  glorious  truths  defend. 
And  prove  your  everlasting  friend. 

470.     L.  M.     Peacock. 
Stephen*^  Death,,,. Ads  vi.  15,  ch.  vii.  56—55^. 
1   T  X  TH  AT  tender  pity,  love  and  care, 
V  V     For  suffering  saints  doth  Jesus  bear ; 
While  they  his  glorious  name  confess, 
'iMidst  persecution  and  distress, 
^  Tho'  by  th'  oppressor's  rod  they  smart, 
See  the  Kedeemer  still  impart 
His  consolations  all  divine, 
With  cheerful  beams  their  faces  shine. 

5  Thus  Stephen,  the  first  martyr,  dies, 
To  truth  a  joyful  sacrifice  ; 

To  vindicate  the  cause  of  God, 
He  seals  the  gospel  with  his  blood. 
i'  Lo !  on  his  countenance  ajipears 
Such  radiance  as  nn  angel  woars  ; 
Reflected  rays  of  glory  bright. 
Meet  the  spectatorT,  wond'rous  sight. 

■  ■■   Not  death,  with  all  its  dread  array, 
His  heav'n-born  soul  could  e'er  dismay  ; 
Jesus,  the  saint  expiring,  cheers, 
And  to  his  raptur'd  sight  appears. 

6  "  Behold,*'  he  cries,  *'  heav'n's  gates  expand  ; 
"  Exalted  see,  at  God's  right  hand, 

"The  Son  of  man,  with  glory  crown'd, 
"  And  the  bright  seraphim  around.** 

7  Thus  would  the  view  of  Jesu's  face. 
Each  fear  disarm,  each  terror  chase  ; 


PERSEVERANCE— POOR.  471 

Thus  blest  with  joy,  we  yield  our  breath, 
Triumphing  o'er  the  monster,  death. 

471.     CM.     Gibbons, 
Final  J^erseverance,»,.l  Peter,  i.  5. 

1  nPHE  intercessions  of  our  Lord 

JL     His  people's  safety  prove, 
And  to  the  end  he  loves  the  souls 
Who  first  he  deign'd  to  love  ! 

2  **  Father,"  he  cries,  in  his  last  hours, 

"  My  brethren  I  commend 
*'  To  thy  protection,  from  the  snares 
^*  Of  death  and  hell  defend, 

[3  "  O  sanctify  them  by  thy  word, 
^*  Unite  them  all  to  thee  ; 
*''Till  gather*d  home  by  death,  at  length 
*'  They  thy  salvation  see.] 

4  "  Father,  'tis  my  desire  that  all 

*'  Whom  thou  to  me  hast  giv'n, 
*•  Behold  my  glory,  and  enjoy 
"  With  me  an  endless  heav*n." 

5  Thus  Jesus  prayM,  nor  shall  his  pray'rs 

Be  blown  away,  and  lost ; 
Christians,  rejoice,  your  landing's  sure 
On  the  celestial  coast. 

472.     L.  M.     Steele. 
Poor  in  Spirit.,,,Ms^tt.  v.  3. 

1  'VT'E  humble  souls,  complain  no  more  ; 

-*-     Let  faith  survey  your  future  store  i 
How  happy,  how  divinely  blest. 
The  sacred  words  of  truth  attest  I 

2  When  conscious  grief  laments  sincere, 
And  pours  the  penitential  tear  ; 
Hope  points  to  your  dejected  eyes, 
The  bright  reversion  in  the  skies. 

3  In  vain  the  sons  of  wealth  and  pride 
Despise  vour  lot,vour  hones  deride  : 

Hh3 


473  POWER  OF  GOD— PRAISE. 

In  vain  they  boast  their  little  stores; 
Trifles  are  theirs,  a  kingdom  yours.— 
[4  A  kingdom  of  immense  delight, 

Where  health,  and  peace,  and  joy  unite  ; 
Where  undeclining  pleasures  rise, 
And  evVy  wish  hath  full  supplies. 

5  A  kingdom  which  can  ne'er  decay, 
W^hile  time  sweeps  earthly  thrones  away  J 

,  The  state  which  pow'r  and  truth  sustain, 
Unmov'd  forever  must  remain. 

6  There  shall  your  eyes  v/nh  rapture  view 
The  glorious  friend  that  dy'd  for  you  : 
That  dy'd  to  ransom,  dy'd  to  raise, 

l"o  crowns  of  joy  and  songs  of  praise.] 

7  Jesus,  to  thee  I  breathe  my  pray'r  ! 
Reveal,  confirm  my  int'rest  there  : 
What'er  my  humble  lot  below. 
This,  this  my  soul  desires  to  know  ! 

B  O  let  me  hear  that  voice  divine, 

Pronounce  the  glorious  blessing  mine  ; 
EnroUM  among  thy  happy  poor, 
My  largest  wishes  ask  no  more. 

473.  L.  M.     Elliot. 

Power  ofGod,...Jer.  xxxii.  27.... Rom.  viii.  32, 

1  IS  any  thing  too  hard  for  God  ? 

A   Vv'hat  wont  he  for  his  children  do? 
Dear  in  his  sight  is  Jesu's  blood, 
And  dear  the  purchase  of  it  too. 

2  Believe,  and  ask  whatever  thou  wilt, 
Believing  ask,  thou  shult  obtain  ; 
For,  lo!   Immanuel's  blood  was  spilt, 
Because  thou  shouldst  not  ask  in  vain- 

474.  L.  M.     Bodell, 

Praise. 
1    Y  71  7HILE  here  on  earth  I'm  call'd  to  stay, 
V  V     Til  praise  my  God  from  day  to  day  5 


PRAYER.  47.1 

Jesus  hath  wash'd  away  my  sin. 
And  made  my  soul  complete  in  him. 

2  When  I  am  brought  before  his  throne, 
I'll  sing  the  wonders  he  hath  done  ; 
And  join  with  all  the  ransom'd  race,. 
To  praise  the  riches  ot  his  grace,, 

3  Thro'  all  eternity  Fll  view 

JVIy  Jesus^  and  admire  him  too  j 
Praise  shall  auune  my  warbling  tongue, 
And  grace,  free  grace  be  all  my  song. 

475.     L.  M.     Godwiii,  altered. 
Lord's  Prayer. ...'Malt.  vi.  9 — 13. 

1  /^UR  Father,  thron'd  in  heav'n,  divine, 
V_>/   To  thy  great  name  be  praises  paid  j 
Thy  kingdom  come — let  splendor  shine, 
And  thy  bright  will  be  still  obey'd. 

2  Give  us  our  bread  from  day  to  day, 
And  all  our  wants  do  thou  supply  ; 
With  gospel  truth  feed  us,  we  pray. 
That  we  may  never  faint  or  die. 

S  Extend  thy  grace,  our  hearts  renew, 
Our  each  oitence  in  love  forgive, 
Teach  us  divine  forgiveness  too, 
And  freed  from  evil  let  us  live. 

4  For  thine's  the  kingdom,  and  the  powY^ 
And  all  the  glory  waits  thy  name  ; 

Let  ev'ry  saint  thy  grace  adore, 
And  sound  in  songs  their  loud  Ameu. 

476.     L.  M.     Bart. 
Pray  xvithoiit  ceasing....!  Thes.  v.  17* 

1  TJHAY'R  was  appointed  to  convey 

jL  The  blessings  God  designs  to  give  ; 
Long  as  they  live  should  christians  pray, 
For  only  while  they  pray,  they  live, 

2  The  christian's  heart  his  pray'r  indites, 
He  speaks  as  prompted  from  wJihiu  ; 


477  PRAYER, 

The  Spirit  his  petition  writes, 
And  Christ  receives,  and  gives  it  in. 
[3  And  wilt  thou  in  dead  silence  lie, 

When  Christ  stands  waiting  for  thy  pray*r»? 
My  soul,  thou  hast  a  friend  on  high  ; 
Arise,  and  try  thy  interest  there. 

4  If  pains  afflict,  or  wrongs  oppress— 
If  cares  distract,  or  fears  dismay— 
If  guilt  deject — if  sin  distress, 
The  remedy's  before  thee  I — pray.] 

5  'Tis  pray'r  supports  the  soul  that's  weak, 
Tho'  thought  be  broken. ...language  lame  l 
Pray,  if  thou  canst,  or  canst  not  speak, 
But  pray  with  faiih  in  Jesu's  name. 

6  Depend  on  Christ — thou  canst  not  fail  i 
Make  all  thy  wants  and  wishes  known  ; 
Fear  not — his  merits  must  prevail  ; 
Ask  what  thou  wilt,  it  shall  be  done* 

477.     L.  M.     Coxuper. 
Exhortation  to  Praijer* 

1  "T  X  7H  AT  various  hindrances  we  meet 

V  V     In  coming  to  a  mercy-seat  ? 
Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  pray'r, 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there  ? 

2  Pray'r  makes  the  darken'd  cloud  withdraw  ; 
Pray'r  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw- 
Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love — 

Brings  ev'ry  blessing  from  above. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight  ; 
Pray'r  makes  the  christian's  armour  bright; 
And  satan  trembles  when  he  sees 

The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

[4  While  Moses  stood  with  arms  spead  widc^ 
Success  was  found  on  Israel's  side  ; 
But  when,  thro'  weariness,  they  fail'd^ 
That  moment  Amaiek  prevail'd.] 


PRAYER.  478 

5  Have  you  no  words  ?  ah  !  think  again  : 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  your  fellow-creature's  ear 
With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

6  Were  half  the  breath,  thus  vainly  spent. 
To  heav'n  in  supplication  sent  — 
Your  cheerful  songs  v/ould  oft'ner  be, 

"  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me  !" 

478.     L.  ?*I.     DohelL 
Benef4  of  public^  private,  and  Fa?nify  Devotion»*,% 

1  TN  the  dark  nighty  when  much  distrest^ 
-^  I  sought  my  God,  my  Lord,  my  rest — 
Amidst  the  searches  of  my  thought, 

I  sought  my  Lord,  but  found  him  not. 

2  Thence  in  the  street  I  sought  my  Lord, 
Where  oft  Tve  feasted  on  his  word  : 
But  ah  !  how  low  my  soul  was  brought-*- 
I  sought  the  Lord,  but  found  him  not. 

3  '  I  ask'd  the  watchmen  of  the  night, 
Where  did  you  see  my  soul's  delight  I*' 
With  anxious  care  my  Lord  I  sought. 
But  ah,  alas !  I  found  him  not. 

4  In  my  distress  the  Lord  drew  nigh, 
And  to  my  soul  did  thus  reply — 

"  Thou  never  wast  by  me  forgot, 

"  Tho'  thou  didst  seek,  but  found  me  not.. 

5  "  When  in  the  closet,  I  was  there ; 
"  I  was  with  thee  in  fam'Iy  pray*r : 

"  And  in  my  house  I  saw  thy  tears, 

"  Whilst  struggling  with  thy  doubts  and  fearso 

6  "  I  hid  my  face  to  prove  thy  zeal, 

"  W^hen  thou  didst  plead,  but  not  prevail ; 

"  In  all  the  paths  of  holiness, 

'*  My  bowels  mov'd  to  see  thy  face. 

7  '*  All  was  to  prove  thy  faith  sincere,. 
^    "  That  I  to  thee  did  not  appear  ^ 


479  *   PRAYER. 

*'  Thy  name  is  graven  on  my  heart  f 
"  From  thee  I  never  will  depart. 

8  "  I  drew  thy  soul  with  cords  of  love— 
"I  drew  thy  heart  to  things  above  ; 

"  I  still  will  draw  thee  on  to  heav'n— 
**  Thy  debts  are  paid,  thy  sins  forgiv'n.'* 

9  If  Jesus  Christ  is  precious  here, 

In  heav'n  more  precious  he'll  appear  i 
And  still  more  precious  he'il  be  found^ 
As  endless  years  are  roiling  round. 

479.     C.  M.     Beddome,  altered. 
Prayer  for  past  Enjoyments. ^,,Fssi\m  cxix.  32, 

1  \  GAIN,  indulgent  Lord,  return  . 
-^^  With  thy  sweet,  quick'ning  grace, 
To  animate  my  sluggish  soul. 

And  speed  me  in  my  race. 

2  O  may  I  feel,  as  once  I  felt, 

When  pain'd  and  griev'd  at  heart  j 
Thy  kind,  forgiving,  melting  look, 
Reliev'd  my  ev'ry  smart. 

3  Let  graces  then,  in  exercise^ 

Be  exercis'd  again : 
And,  nurtur'd  by  Celestial  pow'r^ 
In  exercise  remain. 

4  Awake,  my  love,  my  faith,  my  hope, 

My  fortitude  and  joy  ; 
Vain  world,  begone,  let  things  above 
My  happy  thoughts  employ. 

6  Whilst  thee,  my  Saviour,  and  my  Godj 
I  would  forever  own  ; 
Drive  each  rebellious,  rival  lust, 
Each  traitor  from  the  throne. 

6  Instruct  my  mind,  my  will  subdue. 
To  heav'n  my  passions  raise  ; 
And  let  my  life- forever  be 
Devoted  te  thy  praise- 


GRAYER.  ^0 

480.     C.  M.     Haweis, 
Remember  we'....Neh.  xiii.  ol. 
%   /^  THOU,  from  whom  all  goodness  flows, 
V-y   I  lift  my  heart  to  thee  ; 
In  all  my  sorrows,  conflicts,  woes, 
Dear  Lord,  remember  me. 

2  Whene'er  on  my  poor,  burden'd  heart 

My  sins  lie  heavily, 
My  pardon  speak,  new  peace  impart^ 
In  love  remember  me. 

3  Temptations  sore  obstruct  my  way, 

To  shake  my  faith  in  thee  ; 
O  give  me  strength,  Lord,  as  my  day, 
For  good  remember  me. 

4i  When  in  desertion's  dismal  night, 
Thy  face  I  cannot  see. 
Then,  Lord,  arise,  with  glorious  light, 
And  still  remember  me. 

5  If  on  my  face  for  thy  dear  name, 

Shame  and  reproaches  be, 
All  hail,  reproach,  and  welcome,  shanaCj 
If  thou  remember  me. 

6  The  hour  is  near,  consign'd  to  death* 

I  own  my  just  decree  ; 
Saviour,  with  my  last,  parting  breath, 
I'll  cry,  "  remember  me." 

[7  *  When  heaven's  celestial  gates  giye  way, 
My  soul  shall  fly  to  thee, 
To  tell,  in  realms  of  endless  day. 
Thou  hast  remembered  me.'] 

481.     C.  M.     Medley, 

My  God  xvUl  hear  ;?2e....Mic.  vii.  7. 

I   ''1   O  thee,  O  Lord,  my  heavenly  King^ 

-*•    Now  will  my  soul  draw  near  ; 

Thankful  of  this  sweet  truth  to  sing, 

That  thou,  n^y  God,  wilt  hear. 


482  PRAYER. 

%  Tho'  I  am  poor  and  needy  toe, 
And  scarce  know  what  to  say  ; 
And  tho'  my  woids  are  fi\lnt  and  few^ 
My  God  will  hear  me  pray. 

3  Thro'  Christ,  I  come,  and  mercy  claim, 

Who  lives  to  intercede  ; 
For  in  his  dear,  adored  name, 
My  God  will  hear  me  plead. 

4  Tho'  oft  with  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears, 

My  soul  is  much  cast  down; 
And  tho*  o'erwhelmM  with  sighs  and 'tears, 
My  God  will  hear  me  groan. 

5  Then  whilst  my  life  and  breath  remain, 

I'll  humbly  persevf^re; 
And  when  to  glory  1  attain, 
My  God  will  hear  me  there, 

482.  C.  M.     Nezvto?2* 

Praijtr, 
t     A  PPROACH,  my  soul,  the  mercy-seat, 
■^^   Where  Jesu^  answers  piay'r; 
There  humbly  fall  before  his  feet, 
For  none  can  perish  there. 

483.  S.   M.     Newtou, 
importunate  Prayer  prevalent  with  God,,** 

Luke  xviii.  1 — 7. 
t       'TPHE  Lord,  who  truly  knows 
JL    The  heart  of  ev'ry  saint, 
Invites  us  by  his  holy  word, 
To  pray  and  never  faint. 
S       He  bows  his  gracious  ear  ; 
We  never  plead  in  vain  ; 
Yet  we  must  wait  till  he  appear. 
And  pray,  and  pray  again. 
3       Tho'  unbelief  suggest, 

Why  should  we  longer  wait? 
He  bids  us  never  give  him  rest. 
But  be  Importunate. 


PRAYER.  484. 

'Twas  thus  a  vridow  poor. 

Without  support  or  friend, 
Beset  the  unjust  judge's  dcor^ 

And  gain'd.  at  last  her  end. 

And  shall  not  Jesus  hear 

His  chosen,  when  they  cry  ? 
Yes,  tho*  he  may  awhile  forbear, 

He'il  not  their  suit  dtxiy. 

Then  let  us  earnest  be, 

And  never  faint  in  pray  V  ; 
He  loves  our  importunity, 

And  makes  our  cause  his  care. 

48-i.     148th.     Ntvclcn. 
Hamialis  Prayer..,,!  Sam.  i.  IS. 

WHEN  Hannah,  prest  with  grief, 
Pour'd  forth  her  soul  in  pray*r, 

She  quickly  found  relief^ 

And  left  her  burden  there  : 
Like  her,  in  ev^y  trying  case, 
jMay  we  approach  a  throne  of  grace. 

When  she  began  to  pray. 

Her  l"ieart  was  pain'd  and  sad  ; 

But  ere  she  went  away, 

Was  comforted  and  glad  : 
In  trouble,  what  a  resting  place 
Have  they,  who  know  the  throne  of  grace  ! 

Tho'  men  and  devils  rage, 

And  threaten  to  devour  ; 

The  saints,  from  age  to  age, 

Are  safe  from  all  their  pow'r. 
Fresh  strength  they  gain  to  run  their  race. 
By  waiting  at  the  throne  of  grace, 

li       Numbers  before  have  try'd. 
And  found  the  promise  true  j 
Nor  has  one  been  deny'd ; 
Then  why  should  I  or  you  I 
li 


485  PRAYER— PREPARATION. 

Let  us,  by  faith,  their  footsteps  trac^, 
And  hasten  to  the  throne  of  grace  ! 

485.     8.  7.     Newtcju 
Ruler'^s  Daughter ,,.,'M^rk  v.  39 — ^42. 
I    /^OUI^iD  ihe  creatures  help  or  ease  us, 
^^^   Seldom  should  we  think  of  pra}  'r  ; 
Few,  if  any,  come  to  Jesus, 
'Till  reduced  to  self-despair. 
vl  J-ong  we  either  slight  or  doubt  him, 
But  when  all  the  means  we  try 
Prove  we  cannot  do  without  him. 
Then  at  last  to  him  we  cry. 

•   Thus  the  Ruler,  when  his  daughter 
SufferM  much  tho'  Christ  was  nigh. 
Still  deferr'd  it,  till  he  thought  her 
At  the  very  point  to  die. 

4  Fear  not  then,  distrest  believer — . 

Venture  on  his  mighty  name  ^ 
lie  is  able  to  deliver. 

And  his  love  is  still  ttie  same, 

5  Can  his  pity  or  his  power 

Sufier  thee  to  pray  in  vain  ? 
Wait  but  his  appointed  hour. 
And  thy  suit  thou  shalt  obtain. 

486.     S.  M.     iLlliot  £s?  Harnson. 
j-ycj^are  to  meet  thy  God..,  Amos  iv.  l2...Matt.  sxiv.  44- 
1        PREPARE  me,  O  my  God, 
-*-     To  stand  before  thy  face  : 
Thy  spirit  must  the  work  perform. 
For  it  is  all  of  grace. 

{2       I  can't  prepare  my  heart, 

Eternal  life  to  gain  j 
'Tis  thou  must  ail  the  strength  impart. 

Or  all  I  do  is  vain. 
,^       I  can't  one  sin  Jitone — 

I  swell  with  pnde  no  mere  j 


PRODIGAL.  487 

All  the  best  duties  I  have  done, 
I've  reason  to  deplore.] 

4  In  Christ's  obedience  clothe, 
Ar.'i  wash  me  in  his  blood  ; 

So  shall  I  lift  my  head  with  jjy 
Among  the  sons  of  God. 

5  Do  thou  my  sins  subdue-— 

Thy  sovVeign  love  make  known  i 
The  spirit  of  my  mind  renew^ 
And  save  me  in -thy  Son. 

G       Let  me  attest  thy  pow'r — 
Let  me  thy  goodness  prove, 
'Till  my  full  soul  can  hold  no  more 
Of  everlasting  love. 

487.     L.  IM.     Gibb:.n.% 
Prcdig^aL.„LukQ  XV.  11 — 32,- 

1  QJEE  how  the  disobedient  son 

O  His  father  and  his  house  forsakes. 
And,  bent  on  luxury  and  lust, 
To  foreign  lands  his  journey  takes. 

2  His  substance  spent... .his  health  decay 'J, 
Without  a  friend  to  help  his  woe  : 

In  hope,  in  fear,  he  now  resolves- 
Back  to  his  iiither's  house  to  go  ? 

J  Far  oiF  the  father  spies  his  son — 
His  bowels  with  compassion  move; 
He  runs  and  clasps  him  round  his  neck, 
And  welcomes  with  a  kiss  of  love. 

4  ^'  Father,  I  own,"  the  suppliarit  said, 

*'  My  sins  against  both  heav'n  and  thee  ; 

*'  Unworthy  to  be  call'd  thy  son, 

"  Now  like  a  servant  deal  with  me.'* 

5  ''  Bring  the  best  robe  and  clothe  my  son," 
The  father  graciously  commands  ; 

"  Provide  with  shoes  his  tottVing  f:iet— 
*'  With  rings  of  beauty  deck  hh  hands  ; 


488  PRODIGAL— PKOxMISES. 

6  "  A  feast....a  sumptuous  feast  prepare — - 
*^  Pleasure  thro*  all  my  house  shall  reign  ; 
''  My  son  was  lost,  hut  now  is  found— 
'•'-  yiy  son  v;as  dead,  now  lives  again.'* 

483.     C.  M.     Ke?it. 
Prod}(^al*s  Retwn. ,.,L.i\ke  xv.  20 — 30. 

1  "IX  7 HEN  to  his  fiuher's  fond  embrace 

V  V     The  Prodigal  return'd, 
The  tears  bedew'd  his  as^ed  face  j 
With  love  his  bosom  bura'd. 

2  He  kis^'d  him  with  a  father's  love, 

Iho'  he  such  crimes  had  dene  ; 
ReprovM  the  sin  that  made  him  rove, 
Yet  own'd  him  for  his  son. 

0  For  him. the  fatted  calf  they  slew, 

The  father's  grace  to  prove  : 
While  on  the  rebel's  hand  we  view 
.    The  tokens  of  his  love.. 

4  Wiih  n  bright  robe  my  son  array^ 
For  'tis  my  royal  will  ; 
r^Iake  no  excuse — without  delay, 
For  he's  a  fav'rite  still. 
•5  liir,  shame,  his  folly,  and  his  sin, 
The  father  saw  no  more  ; 
Kis  thoughts,  his  ways,  his  acts  UDcleaii^. 
This  garment  cover'd  o'er. 
<3  Thus  shall  Jehovah's  sov'reign  grace, 
Thro'  Jesu's  blood  alone. 
Bring  all  th'  apostaite,  ransom'd  race, 
Vv^ith  weeping,  to  his  throne. 

489.     L.  IM.     Faxvcett. 
Promises. ,.,X)q\\\.*  xxxiii.  25. 

1  A   FFLICTED  soul,  to  Christ  draw  near,- 
-i^  The  Saviour's  gracious  promise  hear  : 
JFis  faithful  word  declares  to  thee, 

Th.at  as  tliy  davs  th;/ strength  shall  be. 


PROMISES.  490 

2-  Let  not  thy  heart  despond,  and  say, 
"  How  shall  I  stand  the  trying  day  r'* 
He  hr^  engag'd,  by  firna  degree, 
That  as  thy  days  thy  strength  shall  be. 

3  Thy  faith  is  weak,  thy  foes  are  strong, 
And  if  the  conflict  should  be  long, 
Thy  Lord  wiU  make  the  tempter  flee  -, 
For  as  thy  days  thy  strength  shall  be. 

4  Should  persecution  rage  and  flame. 

Still  trust  in  thy  Redeemer's  name  : 

In  fiVy  trials  thou  shalt  see, 

That  as  thy  days  thy  strength  shall  be. 

5  When  cali*d  to  bear  the  weighty  cross. 
Or  sore  afRiction,  pain,  or  loss — 

Or  deep  distress  or  poverty. 

Still  as  thy  days  thy  strength  shall  be. 

6  When  ghastly  death  appears  in  view, 
Christ's  presence  shall  thy  fears  subdue  ; 
He  comts  to  set  thy  spirit  free. 

And  as  thy  dnys  thy  strength  shall  be. 

490.     S.  M.     Sallsburij  Col. 

The  Promise  is  unto  you  and  to  your  Children^  ^c. 

Acts  ii.  39. 

1  TJIOW  great  thy  mercies,  Lortl^ 
A  X  How  plenteous  is  thy  grace  ; 

Which  in  the  covenant  of  thy  love, 
Includes  each  rising  race. 

2  Thy  promise  how  divine. 
To  Abrah'm  and  his  seed, 

Fll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  all  their  need. 

3  Our  offspring,  still  thy  care, 
Shall  own  their  father's  God, 

To  latest  time  thy  blessing  share, 
And  sound  thy  praise  abroadi>' 
liJ3 


491  PROMISES^, 

[4-      Thy  love  we  will  adore, 

^     And  sing  thy  matchless  grace  ; 
Thy  covenant  is  firm  and  sure, 
To  all  thy  chosen  race.] 

491.     lis.     K . 

Prcaious  Promises ,„,ls'Ardh.  xli.  10... .2  Pete»*  i.  4. 
i    T  Tow  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord, 
-*-■*-  Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent  word! 
What  more  can  he  say,  than  to  you  he  hath  said  ? 
You,  v»ho  unto  Jesus  for  refuge  have  fled. 

:2  In  ev'ry  condition,  in  sickness,  in  health. 
In  poverty's  vale,  or  ahounding  in  wealth ; 
At  home  and  abroad,  on  the  land,  on  the  sea, 
As  thy  days  may  deniand,  so  thy  succour  shall  b^, 

■•>  "  Fear  not,  I  am  with  thee,  O  be  not  dismay'd, 
''  J,  I  am  tliy  God,  and  will  stiil  give  thee  aid  ; 
'*  I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  &  cause  thee  to  stand^ 
**  Upheld  by  my  righteous,  omnipolent  hand. 

A-  "When  thro'  the  deep  waters  I  cause  thee  to  go, 
'^The  rivers  of  sorrov/  shall  not  thee  o'erflow  ;, 
"  For  I  will  be  with  thee  thy  troubles  to  bless, 
••  And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  distress. 

:<  "  When  thro'  fi'ry  trials  thy  path-way  shall  lie, 
'^  My  grace  all-sufficient  shall  be  thy  supply; 

The  flame  shall  not  hurt  thee— I  only  design 
^^ihy  dross  to  consume,  and  thy  gold  to  refine. 

0)  "  E'en  down  to  old  age,  all  my  people  shall  prove 
'*  My  sov'reign,  eternal,  unchangeable  lovej 
*  And  wh(;n  hoary  hairs  shall  their  temples  adorn^ 
•  I/ike  lambs  tliey  sliall  still  in  my  bosom  be  borne. 

7  "  The  sold  that  on  Jesus  hath  lean'd  for  repose, 
■  I  will  not,  I  cannot,  desert  to  his  foes ; 
'  That  soul,  tho*  all  hell  should  endeavor  to  shake^ 
'  I'll  never,  r/j  never,  no  never  forsake." 


PROPHET— PROVIDENCE.  492 

492.  E.  M,     Davks, 

Ghrc^t  a  Prophet^  Priest,  and  King\.„l  Peter  ii.  7. 

1  TESUS,  ho\y  precious  is  chy  name  ! 
J  The  great  Jehovah's  Darling,  thou ! 
O  let  me  cat^h  th'  imiviortal  ilanie, 
With  whkh  angtiic  bosoms  glow  ! 

Thee  above  all  this  heart  vvculd  love^ 
And  imitate  the  blest  above! 

2  My  prophet  thou,  my  heav'nly  guide. 
Thy  sweet  instructions  I  will  hear  ; 
The  words  that  from  thy  lips  proceed, 
O  how  divinely  sweet  they  are ! 

3  My  great  High-Priest,  whose  precious  blood 
Did  once  atone  upon  the  cross  ; 

Who  now  dost  intercede  with  God, 
And  plead  the  friendless  sinner's  causg* 

4  My  King  supreme,  to  thee  I  bow, 
A  willing  subject  at  thy  i^ti : 

All  other  Lords  I  disavow. 
And  to  thy  government  submit* 

,   5  Transcendent  Prince  !  forever  dear. 
Dearer  than  thousand  worlds  to  me. 
Shall  bold,  presumptuous  rivals  dare 
Pretend  to  share  my  love  with  thee  ? 

493.  i.  M.     Fazucett, 
PJ.ijahfed  by  Ravens. .*A  Kings  xvii.  6. 

1  XX  /'HEN  God's  own  people  stand  in  need, 

V  Y    His  goodness  will  provide  supplies  r 
T'hus  v/hen  Elijah  faints  for  bread, 
A  raven  to  his  succor  flies. 

2  At  God's  command,  v/ith  speedy  v.ir.gSj 
The  hungry  bird  resigns  its  prey; 
And  to  the  rev  Vend  prophet  brings 
The  needful  portion  day  by  day. 

;3  This  method  may  be  counted  strange  ^ 
But  happy  was  Elijah*s  !ot ; 


494  PROVIDENCJb. 

For  nature's  course  shall  sooner  change^ 
Than  God's  dear  cliildren  be  Ibrgot.] 
4  This  wonder  oft  has  been  renew'd, 
And  saints  by  sweet  experience  find 
Their  evils  ovcr-rulM  for  good — 
Their  foes  to  friendly  deeds  inclin*d. 

H  Who  can  distrust  that  mighty  hand, 
Which  rules  with  universal  sway  ; 
Which  nature's  laws  can  countermandy 
Or  feed  us  by  a  bird  of  prey  I 

494.     L.  M.     Holloxvays  Col 
Dark  Pravlde7ice., „Eph,  i.  11. 

1  np'HY  ways,  O  Lord,  with  wise  design, 

X   Are  frani'd  upon  thy  throne  above. 
And  ev'ry  dark  and  bending  line, 
Meets  in  the  centre  of  thy  love* 

2  With  feeble  light,  and  half  obscure, 
Poor  mortals  thy  arrangements  view  : 
Not  knowing  that  the  least  are  sure, 
And  the  mysterious  just  and  true. 

3  Thy  flock,  thy  own  peculiar  care, 
Tho*  now  they  seem  to  roam  uney*d. 
Are  led^  or  driven  only  where 
They  best  and  safest  may  abide. 

4  They  neither  know,  nor  trace  the  way, 
•   But,  trusting  to  thy  piercing  eye, 

None  of  their  feet  to  ruin  stray. 
Nor  shall  the  weakest  fail  or  die. 

5  Our  favor'd  souls  shall  meekly  learn 
To  lay  their  reason  at  thy  throne  : 
Too  weak  thy  secrets  to  discern, 
We*ll  trust  thee  for  our  guide  alone. 

495.     C.   M.     Fazccett. 
Dark  Providt'?ict'.,,A  Cor.  xiii.  9,  12. 
1   nPHY  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea  } 
X   Thy  paths  I  cannot  traci ; 


PROVIDENCE,  49o 

Xor  comprehend  the  mystery 
Of  thy  unbounded  grac^. 

2  Here  jihe  dark  veils  of  iiesh  and  sense, 
My  captive  soul  surround  ; 
r»IysteriQas  deeps  of  providence 
My  v/and'ring  thoughts  confound. 

[3  '  But  who  those  depths  can  e'er  unfold, 
Or  those  dark  mazes  shew  ? 
Too  long  the  chain,  the  link  too  fme^ 
For  mortal  eyes  to  viev/ ;'] 

4  As  thro'  a  glass,  I  dimly  see 

The  wonders  of  thy  love  ; 
How  little  do  I  know  of  tFiee, 
Or  of  the  joys  above  ? 

5  *Tis  but  in  part  I  know  thy  will  4 

I  bless  thee  for  the  sight ; 
When  v/ill  thy  love  the  rest  reveaf, 
In  glory's  clearer  light  ? 

6  With  raptures  shall  I  then  survey 

Thy  providence  and  grace  ; 
And  spend  an  everlasting  day 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

495.     C.  M.     Ccxvper. 
BTijsteyics  cf  Prcvidence..,. John  xlii.  T* 

1  f^  OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 
^J  His  wonders  to  perform  ^ 

He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
A.nd  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  desigut^ 
And  works  his  sov'reign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take  ^ 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
lii  blessings  on  your  head. 


497  PROVIDENCE. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace  ; 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  ev'ry  hour ; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste. 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flovv*r. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vainj 
God  is  his  own  interperter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain* 
»  ■* 

49r.     C.  M.     Addisan. 
Providence*.*>Vs?L\m  ciii.  1 — 5. 
i  X'^/HEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 
W     My  rising  soul  surveys  : 
Transported  with  the  view,  l*m  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise, 

2  Thy  providence  my  life  sustained 

And  all  my  wants  redress'd  : 
When  in  the  silent  womb  I  lay,- 
And  hung  upon  the  breast. 

3  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries, 

Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear. 
Ere  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learnt 
To  form  themselves  in  pray'r. 

4  When  in  the  slipp'ry  paths  of  youth 

With  heedless  steps  I  ran, 
Thine  arm  unseen  convey *d  me  safe, 
And  led  me  up  to  ma:i. 

5  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  g'lftf^ 

My  daily  thanks  employ  ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart. 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  jo; 

3  Thro*  ev'ry  period  of  my  life. 
Thy  goodness  I'll  adore  ; 


PROVIDE  NXE.  498 

,  And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
Thy  mercy  still  explore. 

7  Thro'  all  eternity  to  thee 
A  jo3fu!  song  I'll  raise  ; 
But  O,  eternity's  too  short 
To  utter  all  thy  praise. 

498.     S.  M.       Gibbons, ' 
National  Evils  the  Punishment  of  Gorl„„Amo^  iii,  ^^ 
1       nPHERE'S  not  an  evil  flies, 

4-     And  pours  its  woes  abroad, 
Thro*  courvtry,  kingdom,  city,  town, 
Put  what  is  sent  of  God  ! 

y3       Should  plagues,  should  fevers  shoot 
Swift  poison  thro'  my  veins, 
They  take  their  orders  from  the  skies, 
With  all  their  burning  pain§. 

3  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  bow. 
And  own  thy  righteous  rod, 

And  beg  that  ev'ry  stroke  I  feel 
May  bring  me  near  to  God  I 

4  O  may  thy  providence 
Promote  the  life  divine, 

And  brighter  through  the  midnight  shade 
May  all  my  graces  shine  I 

499.     S.  M.     Morton's  CoL 
Resignation  to  Providence. ,.Aoh  xxxviii.  4!r. 
1        A/T^  Godi  knows  what  I  want; 
«^^-*-  He  sees  my  helplessness, 
And  always  readier  is  to  grant, 
Than  I  to  ask  his  grace. 
-2       My  fearful  heart  he  reads — 
Secures  my  soul  from  harms  ; 
And  underneath  his  mercy  spreads 
Its  everlasting  arms. 

[3      The  fictious  pow'rs  of  chance 
And  fortune,  I  defy  j 


500  PROVIDENCE= 

]My  life's  minutest  circumstance  ♦ 

Is  subject  to  his  eye.] 

4  He  hears  the  ravens  call, 
Nor  will  his  children  grieve  ; 

Nor  can  a  worthless  sparrow  fall, 
Without  my  Father's  leave* 

5  O  may  I  doubt  no  more, 
But  in  his  pleasure  rest  : 

Built  on  his  love,  his  truth,  and  povv'r^ 
My  soul  is  truly  blest. 

6  T'  accomplish  his  design, 
All  dark  events  agree  ; 

And  ev*ry  attribute  divine 
Is  now  at  woi'k  for  me. 

500.     104tb.     Nexvton. 
The  Lord  will  see^  or  provide.. »»G<tn.  xxii.  14. 
t  ^1  ""HO'  troubks  assail  and  dangers  affright, 

X     Tho'  friends  should  all  fail,  and  foes  all  unite, 
Yet  one  thing  secures  us,  whatever  betide — 
The  scripture  assures  us,  the  Lord  will  provide. 
|2  The  birds,  without  barn  or  store-house,  are  fed  j 
From  them  let  us  learn  to  trust  for  our  bread  : 
His  saints  what  is  fitting  shall  ne'er  be  deny'd. 
So  long  as  't^s  written,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

5  We  may,  like  the  ships,  by  tempests  be  test 
On  perilous  deeps,  but  cannot  be  lost ; 
Tho*  satan  enrages  the  wind  and  the  tide, 
The  promise  engages  the  Lord  will  provide.] 

4  His  call  we  obey,  like  Abrah'm  of  old  ; 

Not  knowing  our  way,  but  faith  makes  us  bold  : 
For  tho*  we  are  strangers,  we  have  a  good  guide, 
And  trust,  in  all  dangers,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

£5  W^hen  satan  appears  to  stop  up  our  path. 
And  fill  us  with  fears,  we  triumph  by  faith  ; 
He  cannot  take  from  us,  tho'  oft  he  has  try'd, 
This  heart-cheering  promiscj  the  Lord  will  provide* 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  501 

6  He  ttlls  us  we're  weak,  our  hope  is  in  vain — 
The  good  that  we  seek,  we  ne'er  shall  obtan-)  ; 
But  when  such  suggestions  our  spirits  have  plyVi, 
This  answers  ail  questions,  the  Lord  will  provide.] 

,'  No  strength  of  our  own,  or- goodness  we  claim  ; 
Yet  since  we  have  known  the  Saviour's  great  name, 
In  this  oiu*  strong  tovv'r  for  safety  we  hide, 
The  Lord  is  our  pov^'r....the  Lord  will  provide. 

8  When  life  sinks  apace,  and  death  is  in  view. 
This  word  of  his  grace  shall  comfort  us  thro' : 
No  fearing  or  doubting,  with  Christ  on  our  side. 
We  hope  to  die  shouting. ...the  Lord  will  provide. 

BEFORE  SERMON. 

501.     L.  M.     Nezvtciu 
Praijer  to  God  the  Spirit„„Kx»  xvii.  6. 
t   /^  THOL^,  at  whose  almighty  word, 
^— ^  The  glorious  light  from  darkness  sprung! 
Thy  quick'ning  influence  afford, 
And  clothe  with  pow'r  the  preacher's  tongue. 

2  'Tis  thine  to  teach  him  how  to  speak, 
*Tis  thine  to  give  the  hearing  ear ; 
'Tis  thine  the  stubborn  heart  to  break, 
And  make  the  careless  sinner  fear. 

3  *Tis  also  thine,  almighty  Lord, 

To  cheer  the  poor,  desponding  heart ; 
O  speak  the  soul-reviving  word. 
And  bid  the  mourners'  fears  depart. 

4  Thus  while  v/e  in  the  means  are  found. 
We  still  on  thee  alone  depend  ; 

To  make  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 
Effectual  to  the  promis*d  end. 


1 


502.     L.  M.     TVatts. 

Praise  to  our  C/Ta^cr.... Psalm  c. 

1I>  EFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 

-*^  Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy : 

'  Kk 


:i03  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  pow'r  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men, 
And  when  like  wand'ring  sheep  we  stray'd^ 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

[3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 
Our  souls  and  all  cur  mortal  fame : 
What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  ?] 

4  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs. 
High  as  the  heav'ns  our  voices  raise  ; 
And  earthy  with  her  ten  thousand  tonguesj 
Shall  fill  ihy  courts  with  sounding  praise, 

5  V/ide  as  the  world  is  thy  command, 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love  ; 

Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move, 

503.     L.  M.     Steele. 
I)elight  in  God's  j&'o/Y^f.... Psalm  xxvii. 
HE  Lord,  my  Saviour,  is  my  light  ; 
What  terrors  can  my  soul  affright  l 
While  God,  my  strength,  my  life  is  near. 
What  potent  arms  shall  make  me  fear  t 
2  Should  numerous  foes  besiege  me  round, 
My  steadfast  heart  no  fear  shall  wound : 
Tho'  war  should  rise  in  dread  array, 
God  is  my  strength,  my  hope,  my  stay, 
[3  This  only  gift  my  heart  desires, 
For  this  my  ardent  wish  aspires  ; 
This  will  I  seek  with  restless  care, 
'Till  God  attend  my  humble  pray'r. 

4f  In  his  own  house  to  spend  roy  days. 
My  life  devoted  to  his  praise  : 
There  would  my  soul  his  benuties  trace, 
And  leain  the  wonders  of  his  g.-ace.j 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  504 

b  Should  ev'ry  earthly  friend  depart, 
And  nature  leave  a  parent's  heart; 
IVIy  God,  on  whom  my  hopes  depend, 
V/ill  be  my  father  and  my  friend. 

6  Ye  humble  souls,  in  ev*ry  strait, 
On  God  with  sacred  courage  wait  ; 
His  hands  shall  life  and  strength  afFordj 
Ye  trembling  saints,  wait  on  the  Lord% 

504.     L.  M.     Newton. 
Casting  the  Gospcl'N'et„*,L,\.AQ  v.  5.... John  xxi.  G. 

1  ^^JOW  while  the  gospel-net  is  cast, 
•*^^   Do  thou,  O  Lord,  the  effort  own  : 
From  num'rous  disappointments  past, 
Teach  us  to  hope  in  thee  alone. 

2  May  this  be  a  much  favor'd  hour, 
To  souls  in  satan's  bondage  led  : 

0  clothe  thy  word  with  sov'reign  pow'r. 
To  break  the  rocks,  and  raise  the  dead ! 

3  To  mourners  speak  a  cheering  word, 
On  seeking  souls  vouchsafe  to  shine  ; 
Let  poor  backsliders  be  restor'd, 
And  all  thy  saints  in  praises  join. 

[4  O  hear  our  prayV,  and  give  us  hope, 
That  when  thy  voice  shall  call  us  home, 
Thou  still  Vv-ilt  raise  a  people  up 
'To  love  and  praise  thee  in  our  room.] 

50^.     L.  M.     Fellows. 
Delight  in  Public  Worship* 

1  'T^HE  food  on  which  thy  children  live, 

jL  Great  God,  is  thine  alone  to  give  : 
And  v/e,  for  grace  receivM,  would  raise 
A  sacred  song  oflove  and  praise. 

2  How  vast,  how  full,  how  rich,  how  free. 
Dear  Jesus,  thy  rich  treasures  be : 

To  the  full  fountain  of  our  joys. 
We  gladly  come  for  fresh  supplies. 


?C6  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

0  For  this  we  wait  upon  thee,  Lord, 
For  this  we  listen  to  thy  word : 
Descend  like  gentle  show'rs  of  rain, 
Nor  kt  our  souls  attend  in  vain. 

.506.     C.  M.     Ncedham^  altered, 

S'lort  Dci'Ot-ions  the  Rcolval  cf  RcUi^lon***, 

Matt.  vi.  r,  8. 

1  T    ORD,  in  thy  courts  we  now  appear, 
-^  And  bow  before  thy  throne : 
Before  our  lips  begin  to  move, 

Our  wants  to  thee  are  known. 

2  Thou  know'st  the  language  of  the  heart, 

The  meaning  of  a  sigh  j 
Dear  Father,  hear  our  humble  pray'r, 
And  bring  thy  blessings  nigh. 

3  Few  be  our  words  and  short  our  pray'rs 

While  we  together  meet; 
Short  duties  keep  religion  up, 
And  make  devotion  sweet. 

507.     C.  M.     Hosk'ms. 
Prayer  for  the  Spirifs  Irifluence, 
1   TN  thy  great  name,  O  Lord,  we  come, 
-a-  To  worship  at  thy  feet; 
O  pour  thy  Holy  Spirit  down 
On  all  that  now  shall  meet. 
:Z  We  come  to  hear  Jehovah  speak, 
To  hear  the  Saviour's  voice  : 
Thy  face  and  favor,  Lord,  we  seek, 
Now  make  our  hearts  rejoice. 

3  Teach  us  to  pray,  and  praise,  and  liear, 

And  understand  thy  word  ; 
To  feel  thy  blissful  presence  near. 
And  trust  our  living  Lord. 

4  Here  let  thy  powV  and  grace  be  felt  i 

Thy  love  and  mercy  known  ; 


PUBLIC  VvORSHIP.  508 

Our  icy  hearts,  dear  Jesus,  melt, 
And  break  this  flinty  stone. 
S  Let  sinners,  Lord,  thy  goodness  prove. 
And  saints  rejoice  in  thee  ; 
Let  rebels  be  sabdu'd  by  love, 
And  to  the  Saviour  flee, 
[6  This  house  with  grace  and  glory  fill, 
This  congregation  bless ; 
Thy  great  salvation  now  reveal ; 
Thy  glorious  righteousness.] 

508.     C.  M.     Radford's  CoL 
Before  Sermon. », A  Cor.  iii.  6,  7". 

1  TN  vain  Apollo's  pleasing  tongue, 
A  And  Paul's  with  strains  profound, 
Diffuse  among  the  listening  throng, 

The  gospel's  glad'ning  sound. 

2  Jesus,  the  work  is  wholly  thine. 

To  form  the  heart  anew  ; 
Now  let  thy  sov'reign  grace  divine 
Each  stubborn  soul  subdue. 

509.     ^s.     Hoskins. 
Before  Sermoji,.».RQV.  ii.  29. 

1  r^  RACIOUS  Father,  gracious  Lord, 
^-^  Give  us  ears  to  hear  thy  word, 
Give  us  hearts  to  love  and  fear, 

Give  us  now  to  find  thee  near. 

2  Let  us  know  and  praise  thee  more  ; 
Let  us  live  on  mercy's  store ; 

Let  us  sing  our  Saviour's  love, 
'Till  we  join  the  saints  above. 

3  Then  we'll  praise  thee  and  adore, 
On  the  happy  blissful  shore  : 
Praise,  with  all  the  heav'nly  host^ 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost* 

Kk2 


510  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

#       510.     7s»     Hammond, 
Humble  Request,,..]i:T,  xxix.  13, 
1    T    ORD,  we  come  btt'oie  thee  now, 
■^-^  At  thy  feet  we  humbly  bow ; 
O  do  not  our  suit  disdain  ; 
Shall  we  seek  thee,  Lord,  in  vain  J 

Z  In  thine  own  appointed  way, 
Nou'  we  seek  thee,  here  we  stay; 
Lord,  we  cannot  let  thee  go, 
^Tiii  a  blessing  thou  bestow. 

J  Send  some  message  Irom  thy  word, 
That  may  joy  and  peace  afford  ; 
Let  thy  spirit  now  impart 
Full  salvation  to  each  heart. 

[4-  Comfort  those  who  weep  and  mourn^ 

Let  the  time  of  joy  return; 

'Iliose  who  are  cast  down,  lift  up ; 

Mahe  them  strong  in  faith  and  hope.] 
;l  Grant  that  all  may  set^k  and  find 

Thee  a  God  supremely  kind; 

Heal  the  sick,  the  captive  free, 

Let  us  all  rejoice  in  thee. 


x.ns 


511.     148th.     Beck* s  Col. 
k  the  House  cf  God  and  the  Gate  of  Heaven,,  ., 
Gen.  xxviii.  17>...Matt.  xviii.  20. 

WHAT  dreadful  spot  is  this, 
And  yet  what  pleasing  place, 
Sure  here  Jehovah  is 
In  maj^esty  and  grace ; 
Here  let  our  souls  devoutly  wait — 
'Tis  God's  ov/n  house,  'tis  heaven's  gat£v^ 

'Tis  here  the  saints  abide. 

On  richest  dainties  fed  ; 

A-r.d  Christ  doth  here  reside, 

Tht-ir  Master  and  their  Head  ; 
His  life  and  love  he  here  conveys, 
And  owns.;heir  pray 'fs,  and  hears  their  praise* 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  S12 

PART  SECOND. 

J       Wherever  two  or  three, 
Are  met  in  Jesu's  name, 
God  in  the  midst  will  be, 
Nor  let  them  meet  in  vain  ; 
In  stately  courts,  or  open  air, 
They  still  shall  und  him  present  there* 

4       When  in  the  open  iield, 

As  Jacob  sleeping  laid, 

The  Lord  to  him  reveai'd 

His  presence  and  his  aid : 
Thro'  Christ,  the  way,  the  angels  trod^ 
From  God  to  men,  and  men  to  God, 

^       The  Lord  is  never  bound 

To  any  time  or  place  ; 

Bat  always  may  be  found 

Among  bis  chosen  race  ; 
Then  tread  his  courts  with  horly  fear^     ^ 
For  God  himself  is  present  here. 

512.     8.  7.  4.     jay's  Col. 
Sozver  and  the  Seeci.,.,M2itt,  xiii.  3 — 23. 

1  /^OME,  thou  soul-transforming  Spirit^ 
^-^  Bless  the  sower  and  the  seed : 

Let  each  heart  thy  grace  inherit ; 

Raise  the  weak— the  hungry  feed; 
From  the  gospel 
Now  supply  thy  people^s  need, 

2  O  may  all  enjoy  thy  blessing  ^ 

Which  thy  word's  designed  to  give!! 
Let  us  ail  thy  love  possessing. 

Joyfully  the  truth  receive  : 
And  forever 
To  thy  praise  and  glory  Kve» 

513.     8.  7.     Ifart. 
Before  Sermon, 
I    T>  LESSED  Lord,  be  thou  our  teacher^ 
•A-'  Helper,  counsellor,  and  guide  i 


514  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

Speak  the  promise  thro'  the  preacher, 
And  the  hearing  ear  provide. 

2  May  each  state,  howe'er  distressing, 
Yield  us  profit  in  the  end — 
EvVy  ordinance  a  blessing, 
Ev'ry  providence  a  friend. 

AFTER  SER3I0N. 
514.     C.  M.     Gibbons, 
Felix  trembIing'*t:Acts  xxiv.  24,  25. 

1  OEE  Felix,  cloth'd  with  pomp  and  powV, 
^  See  his  resplendent  bride, 

Attend  to  hear  a  prisoner  preach 
The  Saviour  crucifyM. 

2  He  v^rell  described  who  Jesus  was, 

His  glories  and  his  love  ; 
How  he  obey'd,  and  bled  below, 
And  reigns  and  pleads  above. 

[3  On  righteousness  and  temperance, 
The  preacher  reason'd  well ; 
And  full  conviction,  sov 'reign  force, 
Sunk  terror  in  his  soul. 

4  To  strengthen  the  great  truths  he  spoke^ 

He  set  the  world  to  come 
Full  in  their  view,  and  boldly  told, 
The  sinner's  dreadful  doom.} 

5  Felix  sprang  up,  and  trembling  cry'd, 

"  Go  for  this  time  away: 
"  ni  hear  thee  on  these  points  again 
"  On  some  convenient  day." 

6  Attention  to  the  words  of  life, 

Tho'  Felix  thus  adjourn  : 
Lord,  let  me  make  those  solemn  truths 
My  first  and  last  concern. 


PtfBLIC  WORSHIP.  515 

515.     C.  M.     Needhcm. 
After  6'frw£7?2....Matt.  xiii.  3 — 23. 
i   ]Vf  0^^7  Lord,  the  heav'nl^'  seed  is  sown, 
i"^  Be  it  thy  servant's  care, 
Thy  heav'nly  blessing  to  bring  down 
By  humble,  fervent  prayV. 

2  la  vain  we  plant  v.  ithout  thine  aid, 

And  water  too  in  vain: 
Lord  of  the  harvest,  God  of  grace, 
Send  down  thy  heav'nly  rain. 

3  Then  shall  our  cheerful  hearts  and  tongues 

Begin  this  song  divine  ; 
Thou,  Lord,  hast  giv'n  the  rich  increase^ 
And  be  the  glory  thine. 

516.     C.  M.     Gibbons. 
Christiaris  Duties  and  Privileges.,,.] wdc  20,  21. 

1  T  X  THILE  sinners,  who  presume  to  bsai' 

V  V    The  Christian's  sacred  name, 
Throw  up  the  reigns  to  ev'ry  lust, 
Aad  glory  in  their  shame  ; 

2  ]May  ye,  redeemed  heirs  of  grace, 

Detest  their  impious  ways  ; 

And  on  the  basis  of  your  faith. 

An  heav'nly  temple  raise  ; 

3  Upon  the  Spirit's  promised  aid 

Depend  from  day  to  day  ; 
And  while  he  breathes  his  quick*ning  gate. 
Adore,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

517.     8.  7.  4.     Allen's  Col 
After  Sermon* 
1    C INNERS,  will  you  scorn  the  message^ 
^  Sent  in  mercy  from  above  ? 
EvVy  sentence,  O  how  tender!  ' 

Ev'ry  line  is  full  of  love  ! 
Listen  to  it, 
Ev'ry  line  is  full  of  love. 


sn  PUBLIC  WORSHIF. 

2  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  gospel, 

News  from  Zion's  King  proclaim, 
To  each  rebel-sinner — '*  Pardon, 

'^  Free  forgiveness  in  his  name  :" 
How  important  ! 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name  ! 

S  Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succour- 
Fearful  hearts,  they  quell  your  fears, 

And  with  news  of  consolation, 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears: 

Tender  heralds, 

Chase  away  the  falling  tears. 

4  False  professors,  grov'ling  worldling*, 

Callous  hearers  of  the  word  ! 
While  the  messengers  address  you, 

Take  the  warnings  they  afford  ; 
We  entreat  you, 
Take  the  warnings  they  afford. 

5  Who  hath  oar  report  believ'd  ? 

Who  received  the  joyful  word? 
Who  embrac'd  the  news  of  pardon, 

Offer *d  to  you  by  the  Lord  ? 
Can  you  slight  it, 
OfferM  to  you  by  the  Lord  ? 

6  O,  ye  angels,  hov'ring  round  us, 

Waiting  spirits,  speed  your  way,. 
Hasten  to  the  court  of  heaven, 

Tidings  bear  without  delay  : 
Rebel  sinners 
Glad  the  message  will  obey. 

518.     148th.     Navton. 
Minister's  ComplainU„*G2\,\w,  !♦>. 
1   T  XTHAT  contradictions  meet, 
V  V     In  ministers*  employ  ! 
It  is  a  bitter  sweet — 
A  sorrow  full  of  joy  ; 


RACE.  t>i9 

N.o  other  post  affords  a  place 
For  equal  honor  or  disgrace  ! 

Who  can  describe  the  paia 

Which  faithful  preachers  fee!, 

Constrain'd  to  preach  in  vain, 

To  hearts  as  hard  as  steel  ? 
Or  who  can  tell  the  pleasures  felt, 
^Vhcn  stubborn  hearts  begin  to  melt  ? 

The  Saviour's  dying  love, 

The  soul's  amazing  worth, 

'J'heir  utmost  efforts  move. 

And  draw  their  bowels  forth  : 
They  pray  and  strive. ..their  rest  departs^ 
'Till  Christ  be  form'd  in  sinners' hearts. 

If  some  small  hope  appear. 

They  still  are  not  content ; 

But  with  a  jealous  fear, 

They  watch  for  the  event : 
Too  oft  they  find  their  hopes  deceiv'd; 
Then  how  their  inmost  souls  are  eriev'd  ? 

o 

But  when  their  pains  succeed, 

And  from  the  tender  blade. 

The  r:p'ning  ears  proceed, 

Their  toils  are  overpaid  : 
No  harvest-joy  can  equal  theirs. 
To  find  the  Iruii  of  all  their  carea» 

PAUSE. 

On  what  has  now  been  sown. 

Thy  bk'ssing,  Lord,  bestow  5 

The  pow'r  is  thine  alone, 

To  make  it  spring  and  grcv/  : 
Do  thou  the  gracious  harvest  raise, 
And  thou  alone  shalt  have  the  praise. 

519.     CM.     Doddridge. 
Race,* A  Cor.  ix.  24. 

AVv^'AKE,  my  r.ou1,  stretch  tvtry  nerve^ 
And  press  with  vigor  on  : 


^20  REASON— REDEiMPTIOiS;. 

A  heav'nly  prize  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

^  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 
Hold  thee  in  full  survey  ; 
Forget  the  Gteps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  wa}-. 

3  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice. 

Which  calls  thee  from  on  high  : 
'I'is  his  own  hand  presents  the  prijEe 
To  thine  aspiring  eye. 

4  Blest  Saviour,  introduc'd  by  thee, 

Have  I  my  race  begun  : 
And  crown*d  with  victory,  at  thy  feet 
I'll  lay  my  honors  down, 

520.  L.  M.     Vol^elL 

^s  reason  /^  depraved  by  Sin^  it  cafi  ?icver  knovj  Qcd 
aright  till  reiiezved  by  divine  Grace, 

%   /'^ AN  reason  comprehend  a  God? 
V^    Or  learn  the  need  of  Jesu's  blood  ? 
Or  can  it  tell  the  reason  why 
That  thousand  infants  daily  die  ? 

2  If  reason  then  must  he  our  guide, 
Can  it  unfold  the  ebbing  tide  ? 
Or  tell  us  how  the  plants  produce. 
From  the  same  earth  their  various  juice  : 

3  Where  reason  fails,  may  I  adore 

God's  boundless  wisdom  more  and  more  j 
Since  nature  round  his  powV  reveals, 
An<l  God  in  Christ  my  pardon  seals. 

521.  C.  M.     Cruden, 
It  i&-  fi72}shcd,,„John  xix.  30. 

1   TVfOW,  now  the  arduous  work  is  o*erj 
-*-^   Redemption's  price  is  paid  : 
jesus  has  borne  the  mighty  load  ; 
On  liim  our  guilt  was  laid. 


REDEMPTION.  522 

[2    '  What  boundless  wrath  did  he  endure, 
When  for  imputed  sin, 
His  people's  olebts  were  all  transferr'd, 
And  centred  all  in  bim.] 

3  *-Let  ROW  Omnipotence  itself 
"  Say,  if  ought  more  is  due  ; 
*'  And  I,  the  direful  conflict  past, 
*'•  Will  yet  for  them  renew. 

,4  "  Let  heav*n  produce  its  equal  scales, 
**  To  weigh  my  people's  wrong, 
"  And  if  my  payment  yet  prove  short, 
"My  d}  ing  pangs  prolong. 

5  "  Father,  I  lie  beneath  thy  stroke  j 

"  The  blow  I  will  not  shun, 
"  'Till  thou  proclaim  to  choirs  on  high, 
"  Redemption's  work  is  done. 

6  *'  I  yield  not  up  my  final  breath, 

"  Nor  bow  my  sinking  head, 
"'Till to  the  bright,  angelic  hosts, 
"  The  cancell'd  bond  be  spread* 

7  "That  mixture  of  almighty  wrath, 

"  Prly  lips  did  patient  drain  ; 
"  'Tis  linishM,"  nor  of  its  sad  dregs^ 
"  Does  one  small  drop  remain. 

S  "  Father,  the  awful  deed  discharge, 
"  And  nail  it  to  the  tree  ; 
*'  That  to  the  closing  hour  of  time, 
*'  The  ransom 'd  may  go  free." 

522.     83.     Sxvam» 
Redeeming  Love. .,.Xtch,  xii.  10.... John  xix.  37.' 

1  T  7w  HEN  on  my  beloved  I  gaze, 

V  V     So  dazzhng  his  beauties  appear  j 
His  charms  so  transcendently  blaze, 
The  sight  is  too  melting  to  bear  ! 

2  When  from  my  own  vileness  I  turn 
To  Jesusj  expos'd  on  the  tree, 

LI 


523  REDExMPTION. 

Wiih  shame  and  with  wonder  I  burn, 
To  think  what  he  sufFer'd  for  nae. 

3  My  sins,  O  how  black  they  appear, 
When  in  tliat  dear  bosom  they  meet ! 
Those  sins  were  the  nails  and  the  spear. 
That  WQunded  hia  h^nds  and  his  feet. 

4  'Twas  justice  that  wreath'd  for  his  head 
The  thorns  that  encircled  it  round  ; 
Thy  temples,  Immanuel,  bled, 

That  mine  might  with  glory  be  crown'd  I 

5  Tiie  woiiderful  love  of  his  heart, 
Where  he  has  recorded  my  name, 
On  earth  can  be  known  but  in  part — 
Heav'n  only  can  bear  the  full  flame. 

6  In  rivers  of  sorrow  it  flow'd, 
And  flowed  in  those  rivers  for  me  ; 
My  sins  are  all  drown'd  in  his  blood  ; 
IVly  soul  is  both  happy  and  free. 

523.     7s.     Langfoycfs  Col. 
Redeeming  Z.5tJf....Pftalm  cxi.  9e 
1    "^^JOW  begin  the  hcav'nly  theme, 
i-^    Sing  aioad  in  Jesu's  name  : 
Ye,  who  Jesu's  kindness  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

[2  Ye,  who  see  the  Father's  grace, 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  Canaan  on  ye  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love.] 

S  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears. 
Banish  rJl  }our  guilty  fears  : 
See  your  guiit  and  curse  remove, 
Canceli'd  by  redeeming  love. 

[4  Ye,  alas  !  who  long  have  been 
Willing  slaves  to  death  and  sin  , 
Now  irom  bliss  no  longer  rove, 
Slop  and  taste  redeeming  love.] 


REDEMPTION.  5U 

6  Welcome  all,  by  sin  opprest, 

Welcome  to  the  Siiviour's  breast ; 
Nothing  brought  him  fro  pa  above, 
Nothing  but  redeeming  love. 

6  He  subdu'd  th*  infernal  powers, 
His  tremendous  foes  and  ours, 
From  their  cursed  empire  drove  ; 
jNIighty  in  redeeming  love. 

7  Hither  then  your  music  bring, 
Strike  aloud  each  tuneful  string  ; 
Mortals,  join  the  hosts  above, 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  love^ 

[8  When  his  Spirit  leads  us  home..;. 
When  v/e  to  his  kingdom  come, 
We  shall  all  the  fulness  prove 
Of  our  Lord's  redeeming  love.] 

524.     148th.      Topladijs  Col. 
Jubilee. ,„htv,  xxr.  9 — 17. 
1    TZI  LOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 
•*^  The  gladly  solemn  sgund  j 
Let  all  the  nations  know. 
To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinnsrs,  home  f 

2,       Exalt  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  sin-atoning  Lamb, 
Redem.ption  by  his  blood. 
Thro'  all  the  world  proclaim  ; 

3  Ye,  who  have  sold  for  nought, 
Your  heritage  above, 

Come,  take  it  back  unbought, 
The  gift  of  Jesu's  love  ; 

4  Ye  slaves  of  sin  and  hell, 
Your  liberty  receive  ; 
And  safe  in  Jesus  dv/ell, 
And  blest  in  Jesus  live  ; 


.?25  REDEMPTION. 

5       The  go?peI  trumpet  hear, 

The  news  of  pard'ning  grace  , 
Ye  happy  souls,  draw  near, 
Behold  your  Saviour's  face  ; 

f)       Jesus,  our  great  high-priest, 
iiath  full  atonement  made  ; 
Ye  weary  spirits,  rest ; 
Ye  mourning  souls,  be  glad  I 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Ikt'.irn,  ye  ransom'd  sinners,  home  ! 

525.     8.  4.     Medhj. 
Redempt207i, 

HAIL,  iTilghty  and  victorious  Lord^ 
Worthy  art  thou  to  be  ador'd, 
Who,  long  before  time's  round  began, 
Laid  the  vast,  wise,  and  wond'rous  plan^ 
To  ransom  ev  Vy  chosen  man 
To  endless  day. 

2  Ye  heav'nly  soldiers,  still  press  on^ 
In  Jesus  see  the  conquest  won  ! 
liright  palms  of  victVy  you  shall  bear, 
And  crowns  of  glory  you  shall  wear, 
And  in  his  kingdom  have  a  share 

To  endless  day. 

3  There  shall  we  in  sweet  chorus  join,- 
Where  saints  and  angels  all  combine,. 
To  sing  of  his  redeeming  love, 

^^'hen  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move,. 
And  this  shall  be  our  theme  above 
To  endless  day. 

526.     8.  r.  4.     Burdcr's  Col. 
I^cdempt ion,,; John  xix.  30. 
.1    TTARK  !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
-fi-  -■-  Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary  ; 
See  !  it  rends  the  rocks  asunder— 
Shakes  the  earth,  and  veils  the  sky  ? 


REFUGE.  S27 

'*tt  is  finlsh'd!"— 

Hear  the  dying  Saviour  cry. 

2  It  is  finishM  !  O-what  pleasure 

Do  these  precious  words  afford  ! 
Heav'niy  blessings,  without  measure. 

Flow  to  us  from  Christ  the  Lord  : 
It  is  finish'd  ! 
Saints,  the  dying  words  record. 

3  Finished,  all  the  types  and  shadows 

Of  the  ceremonial  law  ! 
Finished,  all  that  God  had  promisM  ; 

Death  and  hell  no  more  sha'l  awe  ; 
It  is  finish'd  ! 
Saints,  from  hence  your  comfort  draw. 

[4  Happy  souls,  approach  the  table — 

Taste  the  soui-revivlng  food  ! 
Nothing's  half  so  sweet  and  pleasant 

As  the  Saviour's  flesh  and  blood. 
It  is  finish'd  ! 
Christ  has  borne  the  heavy  load.] 

5  Tune  your  harps  anew,  ye  seraphs^ 
Join  to  sing  the  pleasing  theme  j 

All  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 
Join  to  praise  Immanuers  name  ! 

Hallelujah ! 

Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb  ! 

527.     C.  INI.     Steele. 
Refug-e  in  Gc'ft'.... Psalm  ix.  9. 
i   T^E  AR  refuge  of  my  weary  ;souI, 
JL-/  On  thee,  when  sorrows  rise, 
On  thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
IVIy  fainting  hope  relies. 

2  To  thee  I  tell  each  rising  grlef^ 
For  thou  alone  canst  heal  ; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief, 
For  ^s''Yy  pain  I  feel. 
L12 


528  REJOICE. 

[o  But  O,  when  gloomy  doubts  prevaW, 
I  fear  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 
And  all  my  hopes  decline. 

4  Yet,  gracious  God,  where  shall  I  flee  ? 

Thou  art  my  only  trust  : 
And  still  my  soul  would  cleave  to  thee, 
Tho'  prostrate  in  the  dust.] 

5  Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 

And  shall  I  seek  in  vain  ^ 
And  can  the  ear  of  sov'reign  grace. 

Be  deaf  when  I  complain  ? 
G  No — still  the  ear  of  sov'reign  grace 

Attends  the  mourner's  prayV ; 
Q  may  I  ever  find  access 

To  breathe  my  sorrows  tliere  l- 

7  Thy  mercy-seat  is  open  still  j 
Here  let  my  soul  retreat  : 
With  humble  hope  attend  thy  will^ 
And  wait  beneath  thy  feet. 

528.     7s.     Cennick. 
Rejoicing  in  Not}£.,,ls2\ixa  xxxv.  lO....Lulve  xii.  32, 
1   /"^HlLDRENof  ihe  heav'nly  King, 
V^  As  ye  journey,  sweetly  sing ; 
Sing  your  Saviour's  v/orthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  his  works  and  v/ays, 
'  2  Ye  are  trav'Hing  home  to  God,, 

In  the  way  the  Fathers  trod  : 
They  are  happy  now,  and  ye 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 

[■3  O,  ye  banish'd  seed,  be  glad  ! 

Christ  our  advocate  is  made  ; 

Us  to  save,  our  flesh  assumes— 

Brother  to  our  souls  becomes.] 
4  Shout,  ye  little  flocc,  and  blest, 

You  on  Jcsu's  throne  shall  rest ; 


RELIGION— REQUEST.  55.9 

Thfere  your  seat  is  now  preparM— . 

There  your  kingdom  and  reward. 
5  Fear  not,  brethren — joyful  stand 

On  the  borders  of  your  land  ; 

Jesus  Christ,  your  Father's  Son,. 

Bids  you  undismayed  go  on. 
6-  Lord,  submissive  make  us  go,. 

Gladly  leaving  ail  below  ; 

Only  thou  our  leader  be, 

And  v/s  still  will  follow  thee^ 

529.     Ts*     Masters, 
True  Religion.,:J(imQS  i.  ST. 
1   ^'T^IS  religion  that  can  give 

■*•     Sweetest  pleasures  while  vye  live  ^ 
'Tis  religion  must  supply 
Solid  comfort  when  we  die, 

2^  After  death  its  joys  will  be 
Lasting  as  eternity  ; 
If  the  Saviour  is  my  friend. 
Then  my  blisS' shall  never  enda. 

530;     L.  M.     lllici. 

Request,,;,!  John  v.  13. 

I   nPHOU,  who  for  sinners  once  wastslain]) 

■*-     Once  dead,  but  now  ahve  again  j 

Give  me  to  know,  to  taste,  and  prove 

The  powV  and  sweetness  of  thy  love, 

^  Give  me  to  feel  my  sins  forgiven, 
And  know  myself  an  heir  of  heav'n  ; 
My  conscience  sprinkle  with  thy  blood. 
And  fill  me  with  the  love  of  God. 

551.     L.  M.     Nexvton. 
What  shall  I  give  thee  P,.  A  Kings  iii.  5. 
[1  T    ORD,  dost  thou  say,  "ask  what  thou  wiltJ'^ 
A-J  I  gladly  seize  the  golden  hour  ; 
I  pray  to  be  released  from  guilt, 
And  freed  from  sin  and  satan's  pow'r.] 


532  RESIGNATION'. 

2  More  of  thy  presence,  Lord,  impart- 
More  of  thy  image  let  me  bear  ; 
Erect  a  throne  within  my  heart, 
And  reign  without  a  rival  there. 

5  Give  me  to  read  my  pardon  seal'd, 

And  from  thy  joy  to  draw  my  strength — • 

To  have  thy  boundless  love  reveal'd, 

In  all  its  heii^ht,  and  breadth,  and  length. 

4  Grant  these  requests — I  ask  no  more, 
But  to  thy  care  the  rest  resign  ; 
Sick,  or  in  health,  or  rich,  or  poor, 
AH  shall  be  well,  if  thou  art  mine. 

532.     C.  M.     Hervey, 
Resicr7iatio7i  to  God^s  imerrhi(T  Wisdom, 

1  'T^HKO   all  the  downward  tracts  of  tim-e, 

X      God's  watchful  eye  surveys  ; 
O,  who  so  wise  to  choose  our  lot, 
Or  regulate  our  ways  I 

2  I  cannot  doubt  his  bounteous  love, 

Unmeasurably  kind  ; 
To  his  unerring,  gracious  will, 
Be  evVy  wish  resign'd. 

3  Good  when  he  gives,  supremely  good, 

Nor  less  when  he  denies  ; 
Ev'n  crosses  from  his  sovereign  hand 
Are  blessings  in  disguise. 

[4  '  In  thy  fair  book  of  life  divine» 
My  God,  inscribe  my  name  ; 
There  let  it  fill  some  humble  place, 
Beneath  the  slaughter'd  Lamb.*] 

533.     C.  M.     Bcddome. 
Resignation,., .Vz:Am.  xxxi.  \5* 
1   A/T  Y  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy, 
JLVJL   Great  God,  are  in  thine  hand  ; 
My  choicest  comforts  come  from  thee, 
And  go  at  thy  command. 


RESIGNATION.  534 

2'  If  thou  shouldst  take  them  all  a\va}% 
Yet  I  would  not  repine  j 
Before  they  were  possess'd  by  me, 
They  were  entirely  thine. 

3  Nor  would  I  drop  a  murmVing  word, 

Tho*  the  whole  world  were  gone  ; 
But  seek  enduring  happiness 
In  thee,  and  thee  alone. 

4  What  is  the  world,  v/ith  all  its  joys  ? 

'Tis  but  a  bitter-sweet ; 
When  I  attempt  a  rose  to  pluck, ^ 
A  pricking  thorn  I  meet. 

5  Here  perfect  bliss  can  ne'er  be  found  ; 

The  honey's  mix'd  with  gall  ; 
^Midst  changing  scenes  and  dying  friendSj 
Be  thou  my  all  in  all. 

534.     C.  M.     Grecju 
Resignation  :  It  is  the  Lord^  £ifc,...  1  Sam.  iii.  1S> 

1  TT  is  the  Lord,  enthroned  in  light, 
A   Whose  claims  are  all  divine, 
Who  has  an  undisputed  right, 

To  govern  me  and  mine. 

2  It  is  the  Lord,  who  gives  me  all — > 

My  wealth,  my  friends,  my  ease  \ 
And  of  his  bounties  may  recall 
Whatever  part  he  please. 

3  It  is  the  Lord— should  I  distrust, 

Or  contradict  his  will? 
Who  cannot  do  but  what  is  just^ 
And  must  be  righteous  stilU 

4  It  is  the  Lord,  who  can  sustain 

Beneath  the  heaviest  load, 
From  whom  assistance  I  obtain, 
To  tread  the  thorny  road. 
5'  It  is  the  Lord,  whose  matchless  skxIL 
Can  from  a-fflictions  raise 


S2^  RESURRECTION'. 

Matter,  eternity  to  fill 

With  ever  growing  praise. 

6  It  is  the  Lord,  my  cov'nant  God, 

Thrice  blessed  be  his  name. 
Whose  gracious  proajise,  seai'd  with  blood. 
Must  ever  be  the  same. 

7  His  cov'nant  will  my  soul  defend, 

Should  nature's  self  expire  ; 
And  the  great  Judge  of  all  descend 
In  awful  flames  of  fire. 

8  And  can  my  soul,  with  hopes  like  th^se, 

Be  sullen  or  repine? 
No — let  the  Lord  take  v/hat  he  please  j 
To  him  I  all  resign ! 

533.     8.  r.     Lee» 
Kesurrectioii  of  the  Body.,..X  Thes.  iv.  16, 17. 

1  OEE  the  Captain  of  salvation, 
O  Leads  his  armies  up  the  sky: 
Rise  above  the  conflagration, 

Leave  the  world  to  burn  and  die. 

2  Lo  !  I  see  the  fair  immortals 

Enter  to  the  blissful  seats  ; 
Glory  opens  wide  her  portals. 
And  the  Saviour's  train  admits. 

3  All  the  chosen  of  the  Father, 

All  for  whom  the  Lamb  was  slain, 
All  the  church  appear  together, 
Wash'd  from  ev'ry  sinful  stain^. 
f4  There  is  found  no  vacant  station, 
Nor  a  single  throne  unfiU'd ; 
All  enjoy  the  same  salvation. 

Whom  he  lov'd,  and  bought,  and  seal'd.] 

5  His  dear  smiles  the  place  enlighten. 
More  than  thousand  suns  could  do  j 
All  around  his  presence  brighten, 
Changeless,  yet  forever  new. 


RIGHTEOUS.  555 

u>  Countless  millions,  sons  of  heaven, 
Praise  ihe  Triune  Deity  : 
Hymns  of  worship  and  thanksgiving 
Echo  thrx)'  imnrieiiGity. 

7  Blessed  state  !  beyond  conception  ! 
Who  its  vast  delights  can  ttlH 
May  it  be  my  blissful  portion, 
With  my  Saviour  there  to  dwell  ! 

536.     S.  M.     Keiit, 
It  shall  be  -well  ivitk  the  RighteGus„„ls7i,  ili.  10» 

1  T  XT"  HAT  cheering  words  are  these  l 

\y     Their  sweetness  who  can  tell  t 
In  time  and  to  eternity, 

'Tis  with  the  righteous  well, 

2  In  ev'ry  state  secure, 
Kept  by  Jehovah's  eye, 

'Tis  well  with  them  while  life  endures. 
And  well  when  call'd  to  die. 

3  'Tis  well  when  joys  arise, 
'Tis  well  when  sorrows  flow  ; 

'Tis  v/ell  when  darkness  veils  the  skies, 
And  strong  temptations  blow. 

[4      'Tis  well  when  on  the  mount 
They  feast  on  dying  love  ; 
And  'tis  as  v/ell  in  God's  account. 
When  they  the  furnace  prove..] 

5  'Tis  well  when  at  his  throne, 
They  wrestle,  weep,  and  pray, 

'Tis  well  when  at  his  feet  they  groan, 
Yet  bring  their  wants  away. 

6  'Tis  well  v/hen  Jesus  calls, 
From  earth  and  sin,  arise. 

Join  with  the  host  of  virgin  souls. 
Made  to  salvation  wise. 


RISING  TO  GGD— ROAD. 


52,7.     L.  M.     Gibbons 
R 

1 


Rising  to  Gi?fl^....Eccl.  xii.  7. 


NOW  let  oar  souls,  on  wings  sublime^ 
Rise  from  the  vanities  of  time  ; 
Draw  back  the  parting  veil,  and  see 
The  glories  of  eternity. 

2  Born  by  a  new  celestial  birth. 

Why  should  we  grovel  here  on  earth  ? 
Why  grasp  at  transitory  toys, 
So  near  to  heav'n's  eternal  joys? 

3  Should  aught  beguile  us  on  the  road. 
When  we  are  walking  back  to  God  ? 
For  strangers  into  life  we  come, 
And  dying,  is  but  going  home. 

Af  W^elcome,  sweet  hour  of  full  discharge, 
That  sets  our  longing  souls  at  large  ; 
Unbinds  our  chains,  breaks  up  our  cell, 
And  gives  us  with  our  God  to  dwell. 

5  To  dwell  with  God,  to  feel  his  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  cnjoy'd  above  : 
And  the  sweet  expectation  now, 
Is  the  young  dawn  of  heav*n  below. 

538.     C.  M.     GiUons, 
inquiring  the  road  to  Zion„..Vs:i\m  Ixxxiv.  f.. 

1  TF  I  have.  Lord,  ne'er  yet  begun 
-»-  To  tread  the  heav'nly  road, 

O  teach  my  wand'ring  feet  the  way 
To  Z ion's  blest  abode  ! 

2  Or,  if  I'm  traveling  in  the  path, 

Assist  me  with  thy  strength. 
And  let  me  swift  advances  make, 
And  reach  thine  heav'n  at  length.* 

3  My  care,  my  hope,  my  first  request, 

Are  all  compris'd  in  this. 
To  follow  where  thy  saints  have  led. 
And  then  partake  their  blisso 


ROAD— SABBATH.  5S9 

J39.     C,  M.     DobelL 
Road  to  Heaven  aiid  Hell.,,, M?ilt,  vil.  13,  14. 


1    QINNE 
»3   Whic 


ERS,  behold  that  downward  road, 
ich  leads  to  endless  v»'oe  ;• 


What  maltitudes  of  thoughtless  souls 
Down  to  perdition  go  ! 

2  But  yonder  see  that  narrow  way, 

Which  leads  to  endless  bliss  ; 
There  see  a  happy,  chosen  few, 
Redeemed  by  so v 'reign  grace. 

3  They  from  destruction's  city  came, 

To  Zion  upward  tend  : 
The  bible  is  their  precious  map, 
And  God  himself  their  friend. 

4  Lord,  I  would  now  a  pilgrinn  be— • 

Guide  thou  my  feet  aright ; 
I  would  not,  for  ten  thousand  worlds, 
Be  banish'd  from  thy  sight. 

5  'Tis  happiness  to  see  thy  face ; 

I  long  to  dwell  above  ; 
To  feast  on  thy  unbounded  stores, 
And  sing,  and  praise,  and  love. 

540.     L.   M.     Dobell. 
Sabbath   Morning. 

1  /^OME,  dearest  Lord,  and  bless  thio  day, 
^-^  Come  bear  our  thoughts  from  earth  away: 
Now  let  our  noblest  passions  rise 

With  ardor  to  their  native  skies. 

2  Come,  holy  Spirit,  all  divine. 
With  rays  of  light  upon  us  shi^e  ; 
And  let  our  waiting  souls  be  blest 
On  this  sweet  day  of  sacred  rest. 

3  Then  when  oor  sabbaths  here  are  o'er, 
And  we  arrive  on  Canaan's  shore, 
With  all  the  ransom'd  we  shall  spend 
A  sabbath  which  shall  never  end. 

M  m 


541  SABBATH. 

541.     C.  ]M.     L\'  Courqr,  CoJ. 
KSabhcith  Mcnivig\ 

1  /^0?»IE,  let  us  join  in  swoet  accord 
^-^   In  h3Tniis  around  the  tbiont; ; 
This  is  the  day  our  rising  Lord 

Plaih  made  and  caird  his  own. 

2  This  is  the  day  v/hich  God  hath  blest, 

The  brightest  of  the  sev'n  ; 
Type  of  that  everlasting  rest, 
The  saints  enjoy  in  heav'n. 

^      542.     C.  M.     De  Coiircys  CcL  alierecL 
Sabbath  Morning', 

1  ^  I  ^HE  Lord  of  snbbaths  let  us  praise^ 

-*•    In  concert  with  the  blest; 
And  in  most  sweet,  harmonious  hiysj^ 
Employ  this  day  oT  rest. 

2  O  may  we  still  remember  thee, 

And  more  in  knowledge  grow; 
And  may  w^e  more  of  glory  see, 
While  waiting  here  below. 

3  On  this  sweet  day  a  brij^hter  scene 

Of  glory  was  displayed, 
By  God  ih'  eternal  Word,  than  when 
This  universe  was  made. 

4  He  rises,  who  our  souls  hath  bought 

With  blood,  and  grief,  and  pain  ; 
'Twr.s  great  to  speak  the  world  from  nought' 
'1  was  greater  to  redetm. 

543.     C.  M.     Bcrrldgc. 
^'fMiuli^Alornln^,...V^:i\v[i  cxviii.  24. 
1   f^\^  this  sweet  morn  my  Lord  arose, 
*-^  Triumphant  o'er  the  grave  ! 
i  (e  dies  to  vanquish  all  m)'  foes, 
Aud  lives  t;gain  to  save. 
['2  I  bless  the  Lord,  and  hail  the  morn, 
It  is  my  I^ord's  ov/n  day  j 


And  i-aihial  souls  will  surely  scorn 

To  d'Jzcthe  hours  away*]  - 
2  This  h  the  day  for  holy  re'st, 

Yet  clouds  will  gather  soon. 
Except  my  Lord  become  my  guest, 

And  put  my  harp  in  tune. 
4t  No  heav'nly  fire  my  h.eart  can  raise 

Without  the  Sr/irit's  aid  ; 
His  breath  must  kindle  pra)  V  and  praise, 

Or  I  am  cold  and  dead. 

5  On  all  the  flocks  thy  Spirit  pour, 

And  saving  health  convey  ; 
A  sweet,  refreshing  sunday  shov/'r 
Will  make  *em  sing  and  pray, 

6  Direct  thy  shepherds  how  to  feed 

The  flocks  of  thy  own  choice  ; 
Give  savor  to  the  heav'niy  bread, 
And  bid  the  folds  rejoice. 

544.     C.  M.     Mason,  altered. 
Sabbath  Morning: 
[1  ^OME,  dearest  Lord,  and  fttd  thy  sheep, 
^^  On  this  sweet  day  of  rest ; 
O  bless  this  flock,  and  make  this  fold 
Enjoy  an  heav'niy  rest.] 

2  Welcome,  and  precious  to  my  soul 

Are  these  sweet  days  of  love  ; 
But  what  a  sabbath  shall  I  keep, 
When  I  shall  rest  above  I 

3  I  come,  I  wait,  I  hear,  I  pray, 

Thy  footsteps,  Lord,  1  trace^ 
Here,  in  thine  own  appointed  way, 
I  wait  to  see  thy  face. 

4  These  are  the  sweet  and  precious  days 

On  which  my  Lord  I've  seen ; 
And  oft,  v/hen  feasting  on  his  word, 
In  raptures  I  have  been. 


S4S  SABBATH. 

5  O  if  my  soul,  when  deatli  appears, 
In  this  sweet  frame  be  found  : 
I'd  clasp  my  Saviour  in  mine  arms, 
And  leave  this  earthly  ground. 
G   I  long  for  that  delightful  hour, 
When  from  this  clay  undrestj 
I  shall  be  clothM  in  robes  divine, 
And  made  forever  blest. 

545.     C.  M.     DobelL 
Sabbath  A^cr;?//?^... . Psalm  xvi.  11. 

1  r~\  HAPPY  s,ouls,  who  dwell  above, 
\J   In  God's  immediate  sight ; 
They  glow  with  everlasting  iove^ 

And  shine  divinely  bright. 

2  O  what  a  sabbath  they  enjoy. 

Now  freed  from  ev'ry  sin  ; 
Vv'hile  Jesu's  love  is  their  employ, 
And  endless  praise  their  theme. 

3  O  may  I  breathe  that  heav*nly  air, 

And  feast  on  joys  divine  ; 
And  sing  and  praise  my  Saviour  there, 
And  in  his  glories  shine. 

4  *  Thy  presence  beams  eternal  day 

O'er  all  the  blissful  place  ; 
Who  would  not  drop  this  load  of  clay, 
And  die  to  see  thy  face  V 

546.    -S.  M.     lIos/:ms,  altered. 
Sabbath  Morning-. ...JAike  xxiv.  34. 

1  '^r^O-day  the  Saviour  rose  ; 

-*-     Our  Jesus  left  the  dead  ; 
He  conquer'd  our  tremendous  foes, 
And  satan  captive  led. 

2  He  left  his  glorious  throne, 
To  make  our  peace  with  God  ; 

Blessings  forever  on  his  name-— 
He  bought  us  with  his  blood* 


i 


SABBATH.  Ji6 

For  us  his  life  he  paid — 
For  us  tile  law  fulfiii'd  : 
On  liim  our  ioads  oT  guilt  were  uiid  ; 
We  by  his  stripes  are  lieal'd. 

Ye  saints,  adore  his  name, 
Wlio  halh  such  mercy  shuvvn  ; 
Ye  sinners,  love  the  bleeding  Laiub-^ 
And  make  his  praises  known. 


516.     Second  P^rt.   Ts.  Navtcn^,  altered. 
Sabbath  Moniirig, 

1  C  A FELY  thro' another  week, 

^   God  has  brought  us  on  our  way  ; 
Let  us  now  a  !)lcssing  seek, 

Waiting  in  his  courts  to-day. 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best  ; 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest  ! 

2  While  v/e  seek  supplies  of  grace, 

Thro'  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 
Shew  thy  reconciling  face- 
Take  away  our  sin  and  shame  : 
From  our  worldly  cares  ^et  free, 
May  we  rest  this  day  in  thee. 

3  Here  weVe  come,  thy.  name  to  praise  ; 

Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near  : 
May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes, 

While  we  in  thy  house  appear  : 
Here  aiTord  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

4?  May  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 

Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints  ; 
jSL^ke  the  fruits  of  grace  abound  j 
Bring  relief  for  all  complaints  ; 
Thus  let  all  our  sabbaths  prove^ 
'Till  we  join  the  church  above. 

iu  m  2 


54r  SABBATH. 

547.     148th.     Scott. 
_Sabbath  7nonur.^,...L.ukQ  xxvi.  34. 

1  A   WAKE,  our  drowsy  souls, 
-^^  And  burst  the  slothful  band : 
The  wonders  of  this  day 

Our  noblest  songs  demand  : 
Auspicious  morn!"  thy  blissful  rays 
Bright  seraphs  hail,  in  songs  of  praise* 

2  At  thy  approaching  dawn, 
Reluctant  death  resign'd 
The  glorious  Prince  of  life, 
In  dark  domains  confined  : 

Th'  angelic  host  around  him  bends, 
And  midst  their  shouts  the  God  ascends* 

5  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord  ! 
Heav'n  with  hosannas  rings; 
While  earth,  in. humbler  strains^ 
Thy  praise  responsive  sings : 

Worthy  art  thou,  who  once  was  slain, 
Thro*  endless  years  to  live  and  reign. 

4>       Gird  on,  great  God,  thy  sword, 
Ascend  thy  conqu'ring  car, 
W'hile  justice,  truth,  and  love. 
Maintain  the  glorious  war; 
Victorious  thou,  thy  foes  shall  tread, 
And  sin  and  hell  in  triumph  lead. 

[5   ^  Make  bare  thy  potent  arm, 
And  wing  th'  unerring  dart^ 
With  salutary  pangs, 
To  each  rebellious  heart; 
Then  ds  ing  souls  for  life  shall  see, 
Num'rous  as  drops  of  morning  deWs 

6  Hien  shall  the  spacious  earth 
Beneath  thy  sceptre  bend  ; 
And  peace  her  olive-branch. 
And  balmy  wings  extend  ; 

The  dews  of  heav'n  enrich  the  ground,. 
And  pari'.diae  shall  bloom  around.] 


SABBATH.  S4S 

548.  148  th.     Hayward. 
Sabbath  Morning, 

1  XX7ELCOME   delightful  morn^ 

V  V    Thou  day  of  sacred  rest ; 

I  hail  thy  kind  return. 

Lord,  make  these  moments  blest  j. 
From  the  low  train  of  mortal  toys, 
I  soar  to  reach  irn mortal  joys. 

2  Now  may  the  King  descend^ 
And  fill  his  throne  of  grace  ; 
Thy  sceptre,  Lord^  extend, 
While  saints  address  thy  face  : 

Let  sinners  feel  thy  quick'ning  word. 
And  learn  to  know  and  fear  the  Lord^ 

3  D-escend,  celestial  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powVs, 
Disclose  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  bless  the  sacred  hours  ; 

Then  shall  my  soul  new  life  obtain. 
Nor  Sabbaths  be  indulg'd  in  vain, 

549.  L.  M.     Doddridge^ 
SabbatIi,„.Htb,  iv.  9. 

"i   '^  i  'HINE  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord,  we  lovcj 
-*-     But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above  ; 
To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  cheerful  hope  and  strong  desire. 

2  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 
Nor  sill,  nor  hell,  shall  reach  the  place  ; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs, 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. 

S  No  rude  alarms  cf  raging  foes,^ 
No  cares  to  break  tha  long  repose, 
No  midnight  shade,  np  clouded  sun, 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon.. 

4  O  long-expected  day,  begin — 

Dawn  on  these  realms  of  woe  and  sin, 


^30  SABEATIL 

Fain  would  we  leave  xWis  weary  road, 
And  sleep  in  death  to  rest  ^vith  God. 

550.      C.  M.     Brczon. 
Sabbath  Evening. 
1   Tj^REQUENT  the  day' of  God  returns, 
JL     To  shtd  its  quickening  beams  ; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns — 
How  languid  are  its  fiames  ! 

i2  Accept  rny  faint  attempts  to  love, 
M}'  frailties,  Lord,  forgi\-e; 
*I  would  be  like  thy  s:;ints  above. 
And  praise  thee  while  I  live. 

^  Increase,  O  Lord,  my  fakh  and  hope, 
And  fit  ine  to  ascend, 
V/here  the  assembly  nt'cr  breaks  up, 
And  sabbaths'  never  end  : 

[4  Where  I  shall  breathe  in  heav'nly  air— 
With  heav'nly  lustre  shine- 
Before  the  throne  of  God  appear, 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 

5  There  shall  I  sing  and  never  tirj, 
But  sound  immortal  lays: 
And  with  the  bright,  seraphic  choir, 
Sound  forth  Immanuers  praise.] 

S5\,     Ts.     Godwin* 
SMatic  Tear,.. .hew  xxv.  1 — 17, 

1  /^  OD  of  sabbath,  Israel's  Lord, 

^^  Thee  we'll  praise  with  one  accord  : 
Hear  our  humble,  earnest  prayV, 
Haste  the  greiu  sabbatic  year, 

2  Now  thy  glory  to  us  sliew. 
Give  a  taste  of  heav'n  bclov/  :  . 
Lord,  to  thee  v.e  bow  in  pra}'r. 
Haste  the  great  sabbatic  )  car. 

5  Now  the  captive  sinners  free, 
Now  declare  thy  jubilee  ; 


SACRAMENT.  552 

Now  accomplish  this  our  pray'r, 
Haste  the  great  sabbatic  year. 

4  Now  the  senseless  sinner  wound, 
Let  the  strong-nnan-arm'd  be  bound  : 
Spread  thy  gospel,  hear  our  pray'r, 
Haste  the  great  sabbatic  year. 

5  Now  thy  word  with  pow'r  endue, 
Let  it  wound  and  quicken  too  ; 
Make  them  fly  to  thee  in  pray'r  ; 
Haste  the  great  sabbatic  year. 

6  Now  let  the  thoughtless  souls  awake, 
All  their  follies  now  forsake  ; 
Answer,  Lord,  our  daily  pray'r, 
Haste  the  great  sabbatic  year. 

7  Bring  the  joyful  sabbath  on^ 
Let  the  gospel-tidings  run  ; 

Then  in  ceaseless  praise  we'll  sing, 
Hallelujah  to  our  King. 

552.     S.  M.     Fe/hxvs. 
3Iinister'*s  Address  to  neiv  Members, 

1  "r\E  AR /rzV/zc'i'^  as  you  have  owa'd 
-L-/   The  Saviour  for  your  Lord, 

And  to  his  people  join'd  your  selves  ^ 
According  to  his  word  ; 

2  In  Zion  you  must  dwell. 
Her  altar  ne'er  forsake — 

Must  come  to  all  her  solemn  feasts, 
And  all  her  joys  partake. 

3  She  must  employ  your  thoughts, 
And  your  increasing  care  ; 

Her  welfare  be  your  constant  wish,. 
And  her  increase  your  pray'r. 

[4     With  humbleness  of  mind, 
Am.ongst  her  sons  rejoice  ; 
A  meek  and  quiet  spirit  is, 
With  God,  of  highest  price.} 


^J3  SACiRAMENT. 


i> 


Never  offend  or  grieve 
Your  brethren  in  the  way  ; 
But  sl'iun  the  dark  abodes  of  strife, 
Like  cliildren  of  the  day. 

Highly  in  love  estr^em 
Your  pastor  in  the  Lord  ; 
He  breaks  the  bread  of  life  to  you, 


5j3,     L.  M.     Dav'ies. 
On  the  first  Approach  at  the  Lord*s  Table, 

1  T    ORD,  i  am  thine,  eiitirely  thine, 

8  ^  Purchased  and  sav'd  by  blood  divine ; 
AViih  full  consent  thine  I  vv'ould  be^ 
And  own  thy  sov'reign  right  in  me. 

2  Here,  Lord,  my  flesh,  my  soul,  my  all, 
I  yield  to  thee  beyond  recall  ; 
Accept  thine  own,  so  long  withheld—* 
Accept  what  I  so  freely  yield  ! 

8  Grant  one  poor  sinner  more  a  place 
Among  the  children  of  thy  grace  ; 
A  wretched  sinner,  lost  to  God, 
Bat  ransomM  by  Immanuel's  blood. 

•i  Thine  would  I  live.. ..thine  would  I  die- 
Be  thine  thro'  all  eternity  ; 
The  vow  is  past  beyond  repeal ; 
Now  will  I  set  the  solemn  seal. 

5  Be  thou  the  witness  of  my  vow — 
Angels  and  men  attest  it  too, 
That  to  thy  board  I  now  repair, 
And  seal  the  sacred  contract  there. 

6  Here  at  that  cross  where  flows  the  blood 
That  bought  my  guilty  soul  lor  God; 
1'hee,  my  new  Master,  now  I  call, 
And  consecrate  to  thee  my  all. 

7  Do  thou  assist  a  feeble  worm. 
The  great  eng.agement  to  perform; 


SACRAIMENT.  5^4. 

Thy  grace  can  full  assistance  leiicl, 
And  on  that  grace  I  dare  depcrnd. 

5o4:»     L.  xtI.     Hart, 
The  Helpless  6'/;??2m...Luke  xl\-.  22, 

1  TJITY  a  helpless  sinner,  Lord, 

X^  Who  would  believe  thy  gracious  word. 
But  own  my  heart,  with  shame  and  grief, 
A  sink  of  sin  and  unbelief. 

2  Lord,  in  thy  house  I  read  there's  room. 
And  vent'ring  hard,  behold  I  come; 
But  can  there — tell  me — can  there  be 
Among  thy  children  room  for  me. 

•3  I  eat  the  bread,  I  drink  the  wine, 
But  O,  my  sjoul  wants  mere  than  sign: 
I  faint,  unless  I  feed  on  thee. 
And  drink  thy  blood  as  shed  for  me. 

4  For  sinners.  Lord,  thou  cam'st  to  bleed, 

'     And  I'*!!  a  sinner,  vile  indeed  ! 
Lord,  I  believe  thy  grace  is  free — 
C)  magniry  that  grace  in  me  ! 

555.     /.."mT   Dobell, 

Association  Tiipniu.,»A.ll  Believers  are  bidden  by  Chrht 

to  his  7abk..**x^\iv:i.  ix.  14.... Acts  xv.  10. 

1  T-JOW  pleasing  is  the  sight,  to  see 
-*>  -^  Each  sect  and  party  so  agree. 
As  to  set  round  the  Saviour's  board. 
As  members  of  one  common  Lord! 

2  Here  we  behold  the  darv'n  of  bliss- 
Here  we  })ehold  the  Saviour's  grace- — 
Here  we  behold  his  precious  blood, 
Which  sweetly  pleads  fcr  us  with  God. 

[3  Hear  our  request,  v/nile  v>'e  iT.plore 

That  love  may  spread  from  shore  to  shore ; 
Till  all  the  saints,  like  us,  combine, 
To  praise  the  Lamb  in  songs  divine.] 
4  To  all  we  freely  give  our  har.d, 
i  Who  iove  the  Lord  in  ev^-v  Icind  : 


556  SACRAMENT. 

For  all  are  one  in  Christ  our  Head, 
To  whom  be  endless  honors  paid. 
5  Here,  by  the  bread  and  wine,  we  view 
What  boundless  curses  were  our  due  ; 
But  thro'  th'  atonement  of  our  Lord, 
More  than  was  lost  is  now  restor'd. 

[6  Let  party  names,  those  seeds  of  hell, 
No  more  in  christian  bosoms  dwell  ; 
But  love  and  union^  by  his  blood, 
Prove  them  the  chosen  heirs  of  God.] 

556.     L.   M.     Fellovjs. 
An  Address  to  Spectators„,,Qttn.  xxiv.  31. 
[1    T^  AUGHTERS  of  Sion,  ye  who  sing 
-•— ^   The  lofty  praises  of  your  King: 
Who  in  his  solemn  temple  dwell, 
And  of  his  boundless  glory  tell; 

^  Call  to  the  converts  at  your  gate, 

Why  should  the}'  longer  lingering  wait? 
Why  should  they  longer  fear  or  doubt  ? 
Why  should  they  longer  stay  without? 

3  Gently  reprove  them  for  delay  ; 
In  softest  language  chide  their  stay ; 
Strive  with  your  songs  their  hearts  to  win  j 
Ye  blessed  of  the  Lord,  come  in  !] 

/4  Come  in,  ye  blessed  of  the  Lord, 
Ye  that  believe  his  holy  word  ; 
Come,  and  receive  his  heav'nly  bread-r- 
The  food  with  which  his  saints  are  fed. 

5  Your  Saviour's  boundlesr>  goodness  prove. 
And  feast  on  his  redeeming  love  : 
Come,  all  ye  happy  souls^  that  thirst — 
The  last  is  welcome  as  the  first. 

-iG   Come  to  his  table,  and  receive 

Whate'er  a  pardoning  God  can  give  ! 
His  love  thro'  ev^y  age  endures  ; 
His  promise  and  himself  are  yours* 


SACRAMENT.  SST 

557.     C.  M.     Stennctt,  altered. 
My  Flesh  is  Meat  incfeed,...] ohu  vi.  52 — ^55. 

1  TT  ERE  ac  thy  table,  Lord,  we  meet, 
A  -»-  To  feed  on  food  divine  j 

Thy  body  is  the  bread  we  eat, 
Thy  precious  blood  the  wine* 

2  He  that  prepares  this  rich  repast, 

Himself  comes  down  and  dies  ; 
And  then  iavites  us  thus  to  feast 
Upon  the  sacrifice. 

3  '  Here  peace  and  pardon  sweetly  flow ; 

O  what  delightful  food  j 
.  "We  eat  the  bread,  and  drink  the  wine, 
But  think  on  nobler  good.' 

4  The  bitter  torments  he  endur'd. 

Upon  th'  accursed  tree. 
For  me,  each  welcome  guest  may  5ay, 

'Twas  all  procur'd  for  me. 
6  Sure  there  was  never  love  so  free, 

Dear  Saviour,  so  divine  : 
Well  thou  may'st  claim  that  heart  of  me, 

Which  owes  so  much  to  thine ! 

558.     C.  M.     Cole,  altered. 
My  Flesh  is  3feat  indeed.... John  vj.  55. 

1  /^  RE  AT  God,  we  now  surround  thy  board- 
^^   To  banquet  and  to  hed ; 

Thy  flesh  and  blood,  dear  dying  Lord, 
Is  meat  and  drink,  indeed ! 

2  Thy  sacred  flesh  and  saving  blood, 

Do  ev'ry  type  exceed  : 
And  we  can  say  this  heavenly  food 
Is  meat  and  drink  indeed ! 

3  The  Paschal  supper  serv'd  to  show 

How  Jacob's  tribes  were  freed ; 
And  in  a  figure  pointed  to 
This  meat  and  drink  indeed  ? 
Nn 


asff  sacrameK^t. 

4  The  manna  and  the  cheering  stream, 

For  Israel's  daily  need, 
Did  in  the  wilderness  proclaim 
This  meat  and  drink  indeed  ! 

5  This  is  the  Lord's  appointed  feast, 

EnjoinM  on  all  his  seed  ; 
Hip.  flesh  and  blood,  O  happy  guest, 
Is  meat  and  drink  indeed  !  ,. 

6  These  sacred  signs  assist  our  sense  | 

But  faith  on  Christ  can  feed  ; 
He  is  the  bread  of  excellence. 
And  meet  and  drink  indeed  I 

559.     C.  M.     Stennett, 
Eat^O  Friends^  ^c....Cant.  v.  1, 

1  T    ORD,atthytable  I  behold 
-*— ^   The  wonders  of  thy  grace  j 
But  most  of  all  admire,  that  I 

Should  find  a  welcome  place. 

2  I  that  am  all  defilM  with  sin^ 

A  rebel  to  my  God ; 
I  that  have  crucify'd  his  Son, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood. 

v^  What  strange  surprising  grace  is  thk, 
That  such  a  soul  has  room  ! 
My  Saviour  takes  me  by  the  hand— 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

•1  Eat,  O  my  friends,  the  Saviour  cries, 
The  feast  was  made  for  you  ; 
For  you  I  groan 'd,  and  bled,  and  dy*d, 
And  rose,  and  triumphed  too. 

[5  With  humble  faith,  and  thankful  hearts, 
Lord,  we  accept  thy  love  : 
'Tis  a  rich  banquet  we  have  had  ; 
What  will  it  be  above  !] 

Q  Had  I  ten-thousand  hearts,  dear  Lord, 
I'd  give  them  all  to  thee  j 


SACRAMENT.  560 

Had  I  ten-thousand  tongues,  they  dl 
Should  join  the  harmony, 

560.     8.  8.  6.     Godwin^  altered, 
Christ  cri:cified....] ohn  xix.  30. 
ITS  this  my  Jesus,  this  my  God, 

-*-  Whose  body  all  o'er  stain'd  with  blood. 

Hangs  on  th' accursed  tree  ? 
Who  bows  his  head,  opprest  with  pain  ; 
But  midst  it  all  doth  not  complain  ? 
Yes,  O  my  soul,  'tis  he  i 

2  Is  this  my  Saviour,  this  my  Lord, 
Whose  feet  and  hands  with  nails  are  bor'd. 

And  fasten'd  to  the  tree  ; 
Whose  sacred  head  with  thorns  is  crownM, 
y/hose  pierced  side  receives  the  wound  ? 

Yes,  O  my  soul,  'tis  he  ! 

3  Is  this  my  bleeding  sacrifice, 

Who  bows  his  head,  and  calmly  dies, 

High  lifted  on  the  tree  ; 
Unknown  by  Gentiles,  scoff'd  by  Jews, 
W^hom  almost  all  mankind  refuse  ? 

Yes,  O  my  soul,  'tis  he  ! 

4  And  shall  my  soul  again  forget 
His  love  so  free,  immensely  great  ? 

Oh  ! — never  let  it  be  ! 
But  let  me  always  see  the  Lamb, 
And  truly  praise  his  gracious  name 

To  all  eternity ! 

561.     5.  6.  11.     JFesky. 
Sufferings  and  Death  cf  yemcs„»,ham,  i.  l2i 
1  A  LL  ye  that  pass  by, 

'^-^   To  Jesus  draw  nigh, 
To  you  is  it  nothing  that  Jesus  should  die  .^ 
Our  ransom  and  peace, 
Our  surety  he  is, 
Come,  see  if  there  ever  was  sorrow  like  his. 


562  SACRAMENT. 

2  The  Lord,  in  the  day 
Of  his  anger,  did  lay 

Our  sins  on  the  Lamb,  and  he  bore  them  away  ; 

He  dy'd  to  atone 

For  sins  not  his  own — 
The  Father  hath  punish'd  for  us  his  dear  Son» 

3  For  sinners,  like  mCy 
He  dyM  on  the  tree  ; 

His  death  is  accepted,  the  sinner  is  free. 

My  pardon  I  claim, 

A  sinner  I  am, 
A  sinner  believing  in  Jesus's  name, 

4f       With  joy  we  approve 
The  plan  of  his  love  ! 
A  wonder  to  all  both  below  and  above  1 
When  time  is  no  more, 
We  still  shall  adore 
That  ocean  of  love,  without  bottom  or  shore* 

562.     8.  7.     Lee, 
Surrender  to  Irifinite  Love. 

1  T  X  7HEN  I  view  my  Saviour  bleeding 

V  V     For  my  sins  upon  the  tree  ; 
O  how  wond'rous  ! — how  exceeding 
Great  his  love  appears  to  me  ! 

2  Floods  of  deep  distress  and  anguish 

To  impede  his  labors  came  ; 
Yet  they  all  could  not  extinguish 
Love's  eternal,  burning  flame. 

3  Now  redemption  is  completed, 

Full  salvation  is  procur'd  : 
Death  and  satan  are  defeated 
By  the  suffVings  he  endurM. 

4  Now  the  gracious  Mediator, 

Risen  to  the  courts  of  bliss. 
Claims  for  me,  a  sinful  creature, 
Pardon,  righteousness,  and  peace.. 


SAFETY  IN  CHRIST.  563 

[5  Sure  such  infinite  affection 

Lays  the  highest  claim  to  mine  : 
All  my  pow'rs,  without  exception, 
Should  in  fervent  praises  join. 

6  Jesus,  fit  me  for  thy  service, 
Form  me  for  thyself  alone  ; 
I  am  thy  most  costly  purchase, 
Take  possession  of  thy  own.] 

563.     C.  M.     Newton. 
Will  ije  also  go  aw^zy....John  vi.  67 — 69. 

1  "\  X  7HEN  any  turn  from  Sion's  way, 

V  V     (^Alas  what  numbers  do  !) 

Methinks  I  hear  my  Saviour  say, 

"  Wilt  thou  forsake  me  too  f 

2  Ah,  Lord,  with  such  a  heart  as  mine, 

Unless  thou  hold  me  fast, 
I  feel  I  must,  I  shall  decline, 
And  prove  like  them  at  last. 

[3  Yet  thou  alone  hast  pow'r,  I  know. 
To  save  a  wretch  like  me  : 
To  whom,  or  whither  could  I  go, 
If  I  should  turn  from  thee  t 

4  Beyond  a  doubt  I  rest  assur'd 

Thou  art  the  Christ  of  God  ; 
Who  hast  eternal  life  secur'd,  j 

By  promise  and  by  blood,]  \ 

5  The  help  of  men  and  angels  joiu'd  \ 

Could  never  reach  my  case  ;  I 

Nor  can  I  hope  relief  to  find,  j 

But  in  thy  boundless  grace.  ^ 

6  No  voice  but  thine  can  give  me  rest,  ,; 

And  bid  my  fears  depart  ;  | 

No  love  hut  thine  can  make  me  blest,  t: 

And  satisfy  my  heart.  I 

7  What  anguish  has  that  question  stirr'd,  | 

If  I  will  also  go  ?  I 

Nn2  I 


564  SAFETY  IN  CHRIST— SALVATION. 

Yet,  Lord^  relying  on  thy  word, 
I  humbly  answer — no  ! 

564.     L.  M,     Steele. 
To  luhom  shall  zve  go  ? — John  vi.  67,  68. 

1  '^r'HOU  cniy  SovVeii^n  of  n^y  heart, 

-■-     My  reiuge,  my  almighty  friend— 
And  can  my  soul  from  thee  depart, 
On  whom  alone  ray  hopes  depend  I 

2  Whither,  ah  !  whither  shall  I  go — 
A  wretched  wand'rer  from  my  Lord  ? 
Can  this  dark  world  of  sin  and  woe. 
One  glimpse  of  happiness  afford  i 

}  Eternal  life  thy  words  impart, 
On  these  my  fainting  spirit  lives  ; 
Here  sweeter  comforts  cheer  my  heart, 
1'han  all  the  round  of  nature  gives. 

4  Let  earth's  alluring  joys  combine  ; 
While  thou  art  near,  in  vain  they  call  ; 
One  smile,  one  blissful  smile  of  thine, 
yiy  dearest  Lord,  outweighs  them  all. 

>:  Thy  name  my  inmost  powers  adore. 
Thou  art  my  life,  my  joy,  my  care  ; 
Depart  from  thee  ; — *tis  death — 'tis  more  ! 
'Tis  endless  ruin  !  deep  despair  ! 

6  Low  at  thy  feet  my  soul  would  lie, 
Here  safety  dwells  and  peace  divine  j. 
Srill  let  me  live  beneath  thine  eye, 
For  life,  eternal  life,  is  thine  ! 

5o5.     L.  M.     Humphrifs  Col* 
Fn-e  SalvatiGn*„.2  Tim.  i.  9. 

1  T    ONG  ere  the  sun  began  his  days,- 
^— '  Or  moon  shot  forth  her  silver  rays^. 
Salvation's  scheme  was  fixt,  'twas  done 
In  cov'nant  by  the  Three  in  Oiic. 

2  The  Faiher  spake,  the  Son  reply 'd. 
The  Spirit  with  them  both  comply M  : 


SALVATION,  o^& 

Grace  mov'd  the  cause  for  saving  man, 
And  wisdom  dr'ew  the  noble  plan. 

3  The  Father  chose  his  only  Son 

To  die  tor  sins  that  man  had  done  ; 
Immanuel  to  the  choice  agreed, 
And  thus  secur'J  a  nuoi'rous  seed. 

4  He  sends  his  Spirit  from  above 
To  call  the  objects  of  his  love  ; 
Not  one  shall  perish  or  be  lost, 

His  blood  has-  bought  them,  dear  they  cost* 

5  What  high  displays  of  sov 'reign  grace  I 
What  love  to  save  a  ruin'd  race  ! 

]My  soul,  adore  his  lovely  name, 
By  whom  thy  h'tt  salvation  came. 

566.     C.  :^r.     Humphry  s  CcJ. 
Comtfkte  Salvation. .,>Vsd\m  xxxv.  3. 
i   CALVATION  thro' my  dying  Gcd 
O  Is  finished  and  complete  y 
He  paid  whatever  his  people  ow'd, 
And  canceli'd  ail  their  debt. 

2  Salvation  from  the  depths  of  hell— 
From  seas  of  quenchless  fire, 
To  yon  sweet  fields  where  angels  dweU^ 
And  strike  the  golden  lyre. 

[3'  Salvation  \  O  melodious  sound 
To  wretched,  dying  m.en  ! 
Salvation  that  from  God  proceed, 
And  leads  to  God  again.'] 

4  Salvation  now  shall  be  my  stay  j 

'^  A  sinner  snv'd,''  I'll  cry  ; 
Then  gladly  quit  this  mortal  clay 
For  better  joys  on  high. 

5  Salvation  to  sweet  harps  of  gold. 

My  raptur'd  soul  shall  sing, 
And  strike,  while  endless  ages  roll;, 
The  ever-tutieful  string. 


m^  SALVATIOK. 

6  Salvation,  let  the  tidings  fly, 

Thro'  earth's  remotest  bound  ; 
'Till  ail  the  chosen  heirs  of  grace 
Shall  tread  celestial  ground. 

567.     7s.     Wilks. 
Wells  of  Salvation,. ..Isa'mh  xii.  3. 

1  TESU'S  precious  name  excels 

J  Jordan's  streams,  and  Salem's  wells  ; 
Thi-rsty  sinners,  come  and  draw, 
Quench  the  flames  of  Sinai's  law. 

2  Fearful  sinners,  come  and  try — >■ 
Draw  and  drink  with  inward  joy  ; 
Christ  is  fresh,  and  full,  and  free  ; 
Sinners,  come,  whoe'er  you  be. 

3  See  the  waiters  springing  up, 
To  revive  your  languid  hope  ; 
Fill  your  vessls,  as  it  rolls, 
And  refresh  your  weary  souls. 

4  Lo  !  the  Spirit  now  invites  I 
Lo !  the  happy  Bride  unites ! 
Jesus  calls,  be  not  afraid, 

Lo !  for  you  the  well  was  made ! 

5  Justice  made  it  in  the  Lamb, 
Mercy  grants  it  thro*  his  name  ; 
Faith  receives  a  full  supply  ; 
Those  who  drink  it  cannot  die. 

[6  Careless  sinner,  let  me  tell, 
Not  a  drop  is  found  in  hell ; 
Not  a  drop  to  ease  your  smr.rt, 
Not  a  drop  to  cool  your  heart. 

7  Haste  you  to  the  Lamb  of  God, 
Seek  salvation  in  his  blood ; 

In  it  there  is  boundless  store, 
For  ten-thousand  thousands  more.] 

8  Constant  tributes  let  us  bring, 
For  thi^  soul-refreshing  spring  ; 


SALVATION.  56i 

Constant  let  our  praises  rise, 
'Till  we  drink  above  the  skies. 

568.     8s.     Truro  Friend. 
God  is  7ny  Salvation**. »lon2\\  ii.  9. 

1  QALVATION,  how  precious  the  sound, 
^   To  sinners  who  see  themselves  lost ; 
To  Jesus  their  praises  redound, 

In  Jesus  they  triumph  and  boast» 

2  Salvation  is  finish'd  and  done, 
Salvation  is  sovVeign  and  free ; 
Salvation  by  Gcd's  equal  Son, 
My  joy  and  rejoicing  shall  be, 

3  Salvation  is  only  of  God, 

To  him  ail  the  praises  are  due ; 
Ye  saints,  spread  his  honors  abroad, 
Who  finish'd  salvation  for  you. 

4  Soon  shall  we  behold  him  above, 
Forever  to  sound  his  dear  name ; 
To  sing  the  sweet  song  of  his  love^ 
Salvation  to  God  and  the  Lamb. 

569.     8.  7.  4.     Radford's  Col 
Free  Salvation. ,.,2  Tim.  i.  9. 

1  TESUS  is  our  great  Salvation, 
J  Worthy  of  our  best  esteem  ! 
He  has  sav'd  his  fav'rite  nation, 

Join  to  sing  aloud  to  him : 
He  has  sav'd  us, 
Christ  alone  could  us  redeem. 

2  When  involv'd  in  sin  and  ruin, 

And  no  helper  there  was  found; 
Jesus  our  distress  was  viewing  ; 

Grace  did  more  than  sin  abound  i 
He  has  call'd  us, 
With  salvation  in  the  sound. 

3  Free  election,  known  by  callings 

Is  a  privilege  divine  : 


S7Q  SAVIOUR. 

Saints  are  kept  from  final  falling. 
All  the  glory,  Lord,  be  thine  j 
All  the  glory. 
All  the  glory,  Lord,  is  thine 

570.     10s.     Po/^e, 
*S'^x;f^wr.... Isaiah  xi.  10, 

1  TT^ROM  Jesse's  root  behold  a  branch  arise, 

X  Whose  sacred  fiovvVwith  fragrance  fills  the  skies; 
The  sick  and  weak  the  healing  plant  shall  aid, 
^    From  storms  a  shelter,  and  from  heat  a  shade. 

2  The  Saviour  comes  !  by  prophecies  foretold. 
Hear  him,  ye  deaf!  and  all  ye  blind  behold  ! 

No  sigh,  no  murmur  the  wide  world  shall  hear  ; 
From  ev*ry  eye  he  wipes  off  ev'ry  tear. 

3  Hark !  a  glad  voice  the  lonely  desert  cheers, 
"  Prepare  a  way — a  God,  a  God  appears  : 

**  A  God,  a  God,"  the  v^ocal  hills  reply — 
The  rocks  proclaim  th'  approaching  Deity. 

4  All  crimes  shall  cease,  and  ancient  fraud  shall  fail, 
Unerring  justice  lifts  aloft  her  scale  : 

Peace  o*cr  the  world  her  olive  wand  extends, 
And  white-robM  innocence  from  heav'n  descends. 

5  Rise,  crown'd  with  light,  imperial  Salem,  rise, 
Exalt  thy  towering  head,  and  lift  thine  eyes : 
See  heav'n  its  dazzling  portals  wide  display. 
And  break  upon  thee  in  a  flood  of  day. 

571.     8.  3.     Kellif, 
Mij  Saviour. *..2  Sam.  xxil.  3» 

1  TN  form  I  long  had  bow'd  the  knee ; 
-*-  But  nought  attractive  then  could  seej 
To  win  my  wayward  heart  to  thee, 

My  Saviour. 

2  Yet  oft  I  trembled  when  I  thought. 
How  I  had  sold  myself  for  nought; 
But  still  against  thy  love  I  fought, 

Mv  Saviour* 


SEA.  m 

3  When  self-accus'd,  I  trembling  stpod, 
I  promis'd  fair  as  any  could ; 
But  never  valu'd  thy  dear  blood, 
My  Saviour. 

[4  Too  soon  the  promise  vain  I  prov'd, 
That  sinners  make,  while  sin  is  lov'd, 
But  still  to  thee  this  heart  ne'er  mov'd, 
My  Saviour.] 

5  Thou,  whom  I  had  so  long  withstood, 
Thou  didst  redeem  my  soul  with  bloodp 
And  thou  hast  brought  me  nigh  to  God, 

My  Saviour. 

6  Thro'  storms  and  waves  of  conflict  past, 
Thy  potent  arm  has  held  me  fast ; 
And  thou  wilt  save  me  to  the  last. 

My  Saviour. 

7  And  when  the  voy'ge  of  life  is  o'er. 
And  I  have  gain'd  the  heav'nly  shore ; 
I  then  shall  sing  for  evermore, 

My  Saviour. 

572.     C.  M.     Addison. 
Preservation  by  15*^0.... Psalm  cxxi.  8. 
I    TjrOW  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord  ^ 
-»•  -*•  How  sure  is  their  defence  ; 
Eternal  Wisdom  is  their  guide^ 
Their  help,  Omnipotence, 

{2  In  foreign  realms  and  lands  remote. 
Supported  by  thy  care, 
Thro'  burning  climes,  I  pass'd  unhurt, 
And  breath'd  in  tainted  air.] 

3  When  by  the  dreadful  tempest  borne 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
I  knew  thou  wert  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save, 

4  The  storms  were  laid,  the  winds  rctlr'dj, 

Obedient  to  thv  will  j 


Srs  SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

The  sea,  that  roar'd  at  thy  command^ 
At  thy  com-nand  was  still. 

5  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  deaths, 

Thy  goodness  I'll  adore  ; 
And  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humblv  hope  for  more. 

6  My  life,  while  thou  preserv'st  that  life, 

Thy  sacrifice  shall  be  ; 
And  death,  when  death  shall  be  my  lot, 
Shall  join  my  soul  to  thee. 

FOUR  SEASONSOF  THE  OTEAR. 

573.  L.  M.     H' 

On  the  Four  Seasons. ,.,Gqv\*  viii.  22. 
I   ^  1  ^HY  providence,  great  God,  we  praise 5 
-*►     How  good  and  great  are  all  thy  ways  ! 
Thy  bounty  crowns  our  passing  years, 
And  dissipates  our  anxious  fears. 
■%  Thy  promise  stands  forever  fast, 

While  sun,  and  moon,  and  earth  shall  last. 

The  laws  of  seasons  shall  endure, 

'Till  time  and  stars  are  known  no  morcB 

3  Summer  and  v/Inter,  cold  and  heat, 
And  night  and  day  in  order  meet ; 
Seed-time  and  harvest,  each  succeed, 
To  prove  thy  love — supply  our  need. 

[4'  When  years  are  past,  and  seasons  o'er. 
We  still  shall  prove  thy  cov'nant  sure  ; 
And  in  the  shining  realms  of  bliss. 
Adore  thy  goodness  and  thy  grace.'] 

574.  L.  M.     Steele. 

fin  the  four  Seasons  of  the  Tear.. ..Psalm  cxlvii. 

1  TJR  AISE  ye  the  Lord— O  blissful  theme, 
JL     To  sing  the  honors  of  his  name  \ 

'Tis  pleasure,  'tis  divine  delight, 
And  praise  is  lovely  in  his  sight. 

2  He  veils  the  sky  with  treasur*d  show'rs, 
On  earth  the  plent'ous  blessing  pours  ; 


SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR.  575 

The  mountains  smile  in  lively  green, 
And  fairer  blooms  the  fiowVy  scene. 

[3  He  speaks  !  and  swiftly  from  the  skies. 
To  earth  the  sov'reign  mandate  fiies  ; 
Observant  nature  hears  his  word, 
And  bows  obedient  to  her  Lord, 

4  Now  thick-descending  flakes  of  snow. 
O'er  earth  a  fleecy  mantle  throw  ; 
Now  glitt'ring  frost  o'er  all  the  pialns. 
Extends  its  universal  chains.] 

5  At  his  fierce  storms  of  icy  hail. 
The  shivering  powVs  of  nature  fail  ; 
Before  his  cold,  what  life  can  stand, 
Unsheltered  by  his  guardian  hand ! 

6  He  speaks !  the  ice  and  snow  obey^ 
And  nature's  fetters  melt  away  j 
Now  vernal  gales  soft  rising  blow,  \ 
And  murmVing  waters  gently  flow. 

7  But  nobler  works  his  grace  record. 
To  Israel's  sons  he  sends  his  word  \ 
Ye  favor'd  tribes,  your  voices  raise. 
And  bless  your  God  in  songs  of  praise^ 

575.     C.  M.     DohelL 

Prayer  for  warmth  after  nipping  IVinds  G7i<i  much 

Rain„»,Job»  xxxvi.  32. 

1  nPHOU,  who  didst  form  the  rolling  spheres^ 

-*-     And  stretch  the  boundless  skies, 
O  dissipate  our  gloomy  fears, 
When  doubts  and  darkness  rise. 

2  Tho'  thou  hast  seal'd  the  wat'ry  clouds. 

Which  pour'd  their  torrents  down  ; 
And  stay'd  those  proud,  imperious  floods. 
Which  overflow'd  the  ground  : 

3  Yet  those  dark  clouds  still  veil  the  sky. 

And  hide  the  sun  from  sight  j 
Oo 


.^76  SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

The  northern  winds  blast  as  they  fly, 
And  strike  the  buds  with  blight. 

4  Lord,  hear  our  humble,  earnest  pray*r, 

And  chase  the  clouds  away  > 

0  let  the  cheering  sun  appear. 
With  warmth,  from  day  to  day» 

5  Then  will  the  face  of  nature  wear 

A  pleasing,  beauteous  scene  ; 
And  fields  with  ranks  of  corn  appear^ 
And  meadows  dress'd  with  green. 

576.     C.  M.     Newton, 
Spring, 
i    '^TOW  the  long-wishM  for  spring  ifs  come^ 
X  N    How  alter'd  is  the  scene  ! 
'I'he  trees  and  shrubs  are  dress'd  in  bloomj 
The  earth  array'd  in  green. 

2  Where'er  we  tread,  beneath  our  feet 
The  clust'ring  flowers  spring  : 
I'he  artless  birds,  in  concert  sweet. 
Invite  our  hearts  to  sing. 

'3f^  But  oh !  in  vain  I  strive  to  join, 
Oppressed  with  sin  and  doubt  j 

1  feel  'tis  winter  still,  within, 
Tho'  all  is  spring  without. 

4  O  would  my  Saviour,  from  on  high, 

Break  thro'  these  clouds  and  shine  j 
No  creature  then  more  blest  than  I, 
No  song  more  loud  than  mine  ! 

5  Lord,  let  thy  word  my  hopes  revive^ 

And  overcome  my  foes  ; 
O  make  my  languid  graces  thrive, 
And  blossom  like  tlie  rose. 

577*     S.  M,     Gibbons, 
Spring, 
1       (^  KE  AT  God,  at  thy  commanc| 

iv)  order  rise  ; 


SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR.  5/8 

Thy  povv'r  and  love  in  concert  reign 
Thro*  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies. 

2  How  balmy  is  the  air, 
How  warm  the  solar  beanns  ! 

And  to  refresh  the  ground,  the  rains 
Descend  in  gentle  streams. 

3  With  grateful  praise  we  own 
Thy  providential  hand, 

While  grass  for  kine,  and  herb  and  corn 
For  men,  enrich  the  land. 

4  But  greater  still  the  gift 
Of  thine  incarnate  Son  : 

By  him  forgiveness,  peace,  and  joy. 
Thro'  endless  ages  run. 

578.     L.  IM.     Davzes, 
Prayer  for  Rain  just  before  Harvest, „2  Chron.  vi.  26. 

1  /^  RE  AT  God,  we  view  thy  chast'ning  hand, 
^^  The  earth's  like  brass  thro'  all  our  land  5 
The  heaven  its  fruitful  show'rs  denies, 

And  nature  round  us  fades  and  dies. 

2  Revive  our  with'ring  fields  with  rain  5 
Let  fruitful  show'rs  descend  again  ; 
On  thee  alone  our  hopes  rely, 
Lord,  hear  our  humble,  earnest  cry. 

3  O  let  the  fruits  in  clusters  bend, 
Thro'  all  our  land  from  end  to  end  5 
And  let  the  saints  and  sinners  see. 
Our  all  depends,  O  Lord,  on  thee. 

5r9.     CM.     Dohelh 
Praise  for  i?a/;2....  Psalm  Ixviii,  9. 

1  nr^HE  Lord  hath  heard  his  people's  cries, 

-*-     Their  pray'rs  have  reach'd  his  throne  ; 
The  rain  has  fairn  in  rich  supplies  j 
See  what  the  Lord  hath  done ! 

2  Thy  promise  ever  will  hold  good, 

While  time  and  years  remain  j 


580  SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

When  thine  Elijahs  thee  have  su'd. 
Thou  send'st  a  plent'ous  rain. 

3  '  See  how  the  kind,  refreshing  showVs 

Supply  the  thirsty  ground  ; 
The  spiinging  grass  and  painted  flovv'rs. 
O'er  ali  the  meads  abound  !* 

4  Now  nature  blooms,  and  wears  a  smile, 

And  birds  their  Maker  praise  ; 
Ye  saints,  around  this  favor'd  isle. 
Your  songs  of  praises  raise. 

580.     L.  M.     T . 

Prayer  for  dry  xveather  in  Harvest* 

1  T  ORD  of  the  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies, 
X-i  Thou  sov'reign  source  of  all  supplies  ; 
Now  thy  preparing  hand  employ, 

Our  hearts  to  fill  with  food  and  joy. 

2  Let  not  deserved  v/rath  destroy 

Our  high-rais'd  hopes  of  harvest-joy  ; 
Thy  care  o'er  ev'ry  crop  extend, 
And  all  our  fruits  of  earth  defend. 

3  May  rip'ning  suns,  and  fertile  dews. 
Their  genial  influence  diffuse , 
And  each  kind  element  combine. 

Our  hearts  to  cheer  with  corn  and  wine. 

4  Lord  of  the  harvest,  thee  we  own  : 
Pour  an  abundant  blessing  down  ; 
Say,  as  in  ancient  days,  "  I'll  give 

*'  More  than  your  garners  can  receive.'^ 

J  Ye  sons  of  need,  with  fervor  pray, 
To  see  a  blest,  in-gath'ring  day  ; 
Then  shall  our  joy-inspiring  lays, 
Shout,  harvest  home,  in  songs  of  praise. 

6  And  while  we  plead  for  earthly  bread, 
That  ev'ry  creature  may  be  fed, 
O  let  eternal  thanks  be  giv'n 
For  Christ,  th*  immortal  bread  of  heav'nt^ 


SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR.  581 

581.     C.  M.     Dobell. 
Praise  for  dry  zveather  in  Harvest. 

1  f^  RE  AT  God,  to  thee,  with  clicerful  songs, 
VJT  Our  hamble  thanks  we  bring ; 
Accept  the  praises  of  our  lips, 

O  thou  most  bount'ous  King. 

2  Thou  hast  dispers'cl  the  wat'ry  clouds, 

And  clearM  the  darknVl  sky  j 
To  thee  we  raise  our  grateful  notes, 
Who  brought  salvation  nigh. 

3  O  may  the  sons  of  Adam  know, 

That  God  will  lend  an  ear 
To  souls  who  at  his  footstool  bow 
To  him  in  humble  prayV. 

582.     C.  M.     Needham, 
Slimmer. — Harvest  Song, 

1  T^O  praise  the  ever-bount'ous  Lord, 

A    My  soul,  wake  ail  thy  pow'rs : 
He  calls,  and  at  his  voice  come  forth 
The  smiling  harvest  hours. 

2  His  cov'nant  with  the  earth  he  keeps  j 

(My  tongue  his  goodness  sing) ; 
Summer  and  winter  know  their  time, 
His  harvest  crowns  the  spring. 

3  Well-pleas'd,  the  toiling  swains  behold 

The  v/aving  yellow  crop ; 
With  joy  they  bear  the  sheaves  away, 
And  sow  again  in  hope, 

[4  Thus,  teach  me,  gracious  God,  to  sow 
The  seeds  of  righteousness  ; 
Smile  on  my  soul,  and  with  thy  beams. 
The  rip'ning  harvest  bless. 

5  Then,  in  the  last  great  harvest,  I 
Shall  reap  a  glorious  crop ; 
The  harvest  shall  by  far  exceed 
W^hat  I  have  sown  in  hope.J 
Oo2 


SSH  SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

583.     C.  M.     Needham, 

Summer;  or^  the  Sluj^p-ard  reprQved„.,Frov*  vi.  6. 

chap.  X.  5. 

1  QEE,  how  the  little  toiiing  ant 
^  Improves  the  harvest  hours  ; 
While  summer  lasts,  thro'  ail  her  cells 

The  choicest  stores  she  pours. 

2  Sagacious  she,  without  a  guide, 

By  instinct  only  led  ; 
Fearful  of  want,  in  harvest  hours, 
Provides  her  winter  bread. 

3  Ne'er  be  it  said,  that  toiling  ants. 

Lay  up  their  stock  of  grain  j 
And  man  neglects  his  great  concern, 
Eternal  life  to  gain. 

4  While  life  remains,  ovir  harvest  lasts; 

But  youth  of  life's  the  prime  ; 
Best  is  this  season  for  our  work,. 
And  this  the  accepted  time. 

5  "  Tc-day  attend,"  is  v/isdom's  voice— 

'*  To-morrow'' — folly  cries — 
And  still  to-morrow  'tis — when  O  I 
I'o-day  the  sinner  dies ! 

6  When  conscience  speaks,  Its  v^oice  regard. 

And  seize  the  present  hour; 
Humbly  implore  the  promis'd  grace, 
And  God  Vvill  give  the  pow'r. 

584.     L.  M.     B -. 

Autumn... .Jer.  viii.  20. 
1   t^  RE  AT  God,  as  seasons  disappear, 
^-^  And  changes  make  the  rolling  year  ; 
As  time,  wiih  rapid  pinions  flies, 
May  ev'ry  season  make  us  wise. 

S  Long  has  thy  favor  crownM  our  daysj 
And  summer  shed  again  its  rays;. 
No  deadly  cloud  our  sky  lias  veli'd, 
No  blastiiig  winds  our  path  assail'aU 


SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR.  5U 

3  The  harvest  months  have  o'er  us  roIlM, 
And  fiil'd  our  fields  with  waving  gold ; 
Our  tables  spread,  our  garners  stor'd ! 
Where  are  our  hearts  to  praise  the  Lord  ^ 

4  I'he  solemn  harvest  comes  apace, 
Tiie  closing  day  of  life  and  grace  ; 
Time  of  decisloa,  awful  hour  ! 
Around  it  let  no  tempests  low'r  ! 

5  Prepare-us,  Lord,  by  grace  divine^ 
Like  stars  in  heav'^n  to  rise  and  shine  f 
Then  shall  our  happy  souls  above, 
Reap  the  full  harvest  of  thy  love  ! 

5S5.     L.   M.     NeiViQTi, 
Winter, 

1  QEE,  hov/  rude  winter's  icy  hand 

^  Has  stript  the  trees,  and  seal'd  the  ground  \ 
But  spring  shall  soon  his  rage  withstand, 
And  spread  new  beauties  all  around. 

2  My  soul  a  sharper  winter  mourns— 
Barren  and  fruidess  I  remain  ; 
When  will  the  gentle  spring  return, 
And  bid  my  graces  grow  again  I 

3  Jesus,  my  glorious  sun,  arise  ! 

'Tis  thine  the  frozen  heart  to  move  ; 

0  !  hush  these  storms,  and  clear  my  skiesv 
And  let  me  feel  thy  vital  love! 

4,  Dear  Lord,  regard  my  feeble  cry, 

1  faint  and  droop  'till  thou  appear  ; 
Wilt  thou  permit  thy  plant  to  die  ^ 
Must  it  be  winter  all  the  year  i 

5  Be  still,  my  sou'.,  and  wait  his  hour. 
With  humble  pray'r  and  patient  faith-; 
'Till  he  reveals  his  gracious  pov/*r, 
Kepose  on  what  his  promise  saith. 

6  He,  by  whose  all-commanding  word 
Seasons  their  changing  courae  maintain^ 


586  SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

In  ev'ry  change  a  pledge  ailords, 
That  none  shall  seek  his  face  in  vain* 

586.     C.   M.     Steele. 
Wi?tter,.„Job  xxxviii.  29,  20. 

1  Q^TERN  winter  throws  his  icy  chains, 
O  Encircling  nature  round  ; 

How  bleak,  how  comfortless  the  plains. 
Late  with  gay  verdure  crown'd  I 

2  The  sun  withdraws  his  vital  beams, 

And  light  and  warmth  depart ; 
And  drooping,  lifeless  nature  seems 
An  emblem  of  my  heart. 

3  My  heart,  when  mental  winter  reigns. 

In  night's  dark  mantle  clad  ; 
ConEn'd  in  cold,  inactive  chains, 

How  desolate  and  sad  ! 
4-  Return,  O  blissful  sun,  and  bring 

The  soul-reviving  ray ; 
This  mental  winter  shall  be  spring, 

This  darkness  cheerful  day. 

5  O  happy  state,  divine  abode, 

Where  spring  eternal  reigns  ; 
And  perfect  day,  the  smile  of  God, 
Fills  all  the  heav'nly  plains. 

6  Great  source  of  light,  thy  beams  display, 

My  drooping  jo)  s  restore  : 
And  guide  me  to  the  seats  of  day, 
Where  winter  chills  no  more. 

587.     C.  M.     Newton. 
0  that  Izvcre  as  in  Months  past  J....]oh  xxix.  2. 
1    Q  VVEET  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt 
^   The  Saviour's  pard'ning  blood 
Appl)  'd,  to  cleanse  my  soul  from  guilt, 
And  bring  me  home  to  God. 

'2  Soon  as  the  morn  the  light  reveal'd, 
His  praises  tun'd  my  tongue  ; 


SELF-DENIAL.  588 

And  when  the  ev'ning  shades  prevail'd, 
Kis  love  was  all  my  song. 

[3  In  vain  the  tempter  spread  his  wiles, 
The  world  no  more  could  charm  ; 
I  liv'd  upon  my  Saviour's  smiles, 
And  lean'd  upon  his  arm. 

4  In  pray'r,  n-^y  soul  drew  near  the  Lorci, 

And  saw  his  glories  shine  : 
And  when  I  read  his  holy  word, 
I  cali'd  each  promise  mine.] 

5  Then  to  his  saints  I  often  spoke 

Of  what  his  love  had  done  ; 
But  now  my  heart  is  almost  broke, 
For  all  my  joys  are  gone, 

6  Now  when  the  ev'ning  shade  prevails. 

My  soul  in  darkness  mourns  ; 
And  when  the  morn  the  light  reveals. 
No  light  to  me  returns. 

[7  My  prayVs  are  now  a  chatt'ring  noise. 
For  Jesus  hides  his  face  ; 
I  read— the  promise  meets  my  eyes. 
But  will  not  reach  my  case.] 
8  Now  satan  threatens  to  prevail, 
And  make  my  soul  his  prey : 
Yet,  Lord,  thy  mercies  cannot  fail ; 
O  come  without  delay ! 

588.     C.   M.      Kirkham, 
Self  Denial;  or^  taking  up  the  Cr/55\s'.,..rvlark   \uu  38* 

1  TAIDST  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame^ 
XJ  And  bear  the  Cross  for  me  I 

And  shall  I  fear  to  own  thy  name» 
Or  thy  disciple  be  I 

2  Inspire  my  soul  with  life  divine, 

And  make  me  truly  bold  ; 
Let  knowledge,  faidi,  and  meekness  shine^ 
Ji^or  love,  nor  zeal  grow  cold* 


S§9  SHEEP. 

3  '  Let  mockers  scoff,  let  men  defame, 

And  treat  me  with  disdain  ; 
Still  may  I  glorify  thy  name, 
And  count  their  slander,  gain.' 

4  To  thee  I  cheerfully  submit, 

And  all  my  pow'rs  resign  ; 
Let  wisdom  point  out  what  is  fit, 
And  I'll  no  more  repine. 

589.     C.  M.     Nsedham. 
Lost  Sheep  found. .^lauVt  xv.  3,  4. 

1  T  X/HEN  some  kind  shepherd  from  his'  foldj 

V  V     Has  lost  a  straying  sheep  ; 
Thro*  vales,  o'er  hills,  he  anxious  roves, 
And  climbs  the  mountains  steep. 

2  But  O  the  joy  !  the  transport  sweet ! 

When  he  the  wand'rer  finds  ; 
Up  in  his  arms  he  takes  his  charge, 
And  to  his  shoulder  binds. 

S  Homeward  he  hastes  to  tell  his  joys, 
And  make  his  bliss  complete  : 
The  neighbors  hear  the  news,  and  alt 
The  joyful  shepherd  greet. 

4  Yet  how  much  greater  is  the  joy 

When  but  one  sinner  turns — 
When  the  poor  wretch,  with  broken  heart, 
His  sins  and  errors  mourns. 

5  Pl«asM  with  the  news,  the  saints  below, 

In  songs  their  tongues  employ: 
Beyond  the  skies  the  tidings  go, 
And  heav'n  is  fill'd  with  joy. 

6  Well  pleas'd,  the  Father  sees  and  hears 

The  conscious  sinner  weep  ; 

Jesus  receives  him  in  his  arms, 

And  owns  him  for  his  sheep. 

7  Nor  angels  can  their  joys  contain, 

But  kindle  with  new  fire  ; 


SHEEP— SHILOH.  090 

''  A  wandMng  sheep's  return'd,"  they  siag^ 
And  strike  the  sounding  lyre. 

590.     73*     Rijland. 
Prayer  for  strayed  Sheep.,.  »Vsd\mcxiK.  176e 

1  "piTY,  Lord,  thy  straying  sheep, 
X     Prone  to  wander  from  the  fold  : 
Bring  them  back,  and  safely  keep — 
In  thine  arms  the  stragglers  hold. 

Heal  their  wand'rings,  Son  of  God— - 
Bless  the  purchase  of  thy  blood. 

2  Fond  to  stray,  but  ign'rant  quite, 
When  once  lost,  to  find  their  home  j 
Wand'ring  on  by  day  and  night, 
Farther,  farther,  still  they'd  roam, 

3  Lord,  thy  wand'ring  sheep  restore, 
To  thy  pastures,  ever  fair  ; 

Keep  them,  lest  they  wander  more  j 
Let  thy  love  confine  them  there.- 

591.     8.  8.  r.     PecRwell's  Col 
SHhUoh.,*XyP-Xi.  xlix.  10.. ..Isaiah  liii.  1 — 5. 
J   T  X  7HO  hath  our  report  beheved  ! 
V  V     Shiloh  come,  is  not  received. 
Not  received  by  his  own  ; 
Promised  branch  from  root  of  Jesse, 
David's  offspring,  sent  to  bless  ye, 
Comes  too  meekly  to  be  known  ! 

2  Tell  me,  O  thou  favor'd  nation, 
What  is  thy  fond  expectation  ? 

Some  fair  spreading  lofty  tree  ?— = 

Let  not  worldly  pride  confound  thee, 

Mong  the  lowly  plants  around  thee, 

Mark  the  lowest — that  is  he  ! 

3  Like  a  tender  plant  that's  growing, 
Where  no  waters,  friendly  flowing, 

No  kind  rains  refresh  the  ground  s 


592  '         SICKNESS. 

Drooping,  dying,  we  fehall  view  him^ 
See  no  charm  to  draw  us  to  him, 
And  no  beauty  will  be  found. 

4  Glory  be  to  him  who  gave  us — 
Freely  gave  bis  Son  to  save  us  ; 

Glory  to  the  Son,  who  catne  ; 
Honor,  blessing,  adoration, 
Ever,  from  the  whole  creation^ 

Be  to  God,  and  to  the  Lamb  ? 

592.     L.  M.     /v— .  Evans's  Col, 
Praijer  for  a  sk^^  Minister. »,,John  xi.  3. 

1  /^\  THOU,  before  whose  gracious  throne, 
V-^   Wc  bow  our  suppliant  s])irit  down  : 
View  the  sad  breast,  the  streaming  eye, 
And  let  our  sorrows  pierce  the  sky. 

2  Thou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel. 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell ; 
Thou  only  canst  assuage  our  grief, 
And  yield  our  wee- fraught  heart  relief. 

3  With  powV  benign,  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  turn  aside  thy  people's  prayV  j 
Avert  thy  swift  descending  stroke, 
Nor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock. 

4  Restore  him  sinking  to  the  grave  } 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save  j 
Back  to  our  hopes  and  wishes  give. 

And  bid  our  friend  and  father  live. 

5  Bound  to  each  soul  by  tend'rest  ties, 
In  ev'ry  breast  his  image  lies  ; 
Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God,  impart, 

Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart. 

6  Yet  if  our  supplications  fail, 

And  pray'rs  and  tears  can  nought  prevail, 
Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  his  stay, 
And  guide  him  safe  to  endless  day. 


SICKNESS.  593 

593.     L.  M.     Brovjn, 
Sickness  and  Death. 

1  ^/TY  soul,  the  minutes  haste  away, 
jL\x  Apace  comes  on  th'  important  day, 
When  i.i  the  icy  arms  of  deam 

I  must  give  up  my  vital  breath. 

2  Look  foi  v/ard  to  the  moving  scene  ; 
How  wilt  thou  be  affected  then  ? 
When  from  on  high  some  sharp  disease 
Resistless  shall  my  vita's  seize. 

3  When  all  the  springs  cf  life  are  lo^v, 
The  spirits  faint,  the  pulses  slow ; 

The  eyes  grow  dim,  and  short  the  breath, 
Presages  cf  approaching  death. 

4  When  clammy  sweats  thro'  ev'ry  part, 
Shevv  life's  retreating  to  the  heart ; 
Its  last  resistance  there  to  make. 
And  then  the  breathless  frame  forsake* 

5  When  all  eternity's  in  sight — 
The  brighest  day,  or  blackest  night; 
One  shock  will  break  the  building  down, 
And  let  thee  into  worlds  unknown. 

6  O  come,  my  soul,  the  matter  weigh! 
How  wilt  thou  leave  thy  kindred  clay  ! 
And  how  the  unknown  regions  try, 
And  laimch  into  eternity ! 

594.     C.  M.     Doddridge. 
Sickness  and  Recovery,   ' 
i   "X /TY  God,  thy  service  well  demands. 
xVX  The  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renew'd. 
But  to  renew  thy  praise  I 

2  Thine  arms  of  everlasting  love 
Did  this  v.'eak  frame  sustain  ; 
When  life  was  hov'ring  o'er  the  grave, 
And  nature  sunk  with  pain. 

pp 


595  SIN. 

[3  Thou,  when  the  pains  of  death  were  felt, 
Didst  chase  die  fears  of  hell  ; 
And  teach  my  pale  and  quiv'ring  lips 
Thy  matchless  grace  to  tell.] 

4  Calmly  I  bow'd  my  fainting  head 

On  thy  dear  faithful  breast ; 
Pleas'd  to  obey  my  Father's  call 
To  his  eternal  rest. 

5  Into  thy  hands,  my  Saviour-God., 

Did  I  my  soul  resign : 
In  firm  dependance  on  that  truth, 
Which  made  salvation  mine. 

6  Back  from  the  borders  of  the  grave, 

At  thy  command  I  come: 
Nor  will  I  urge  a  speedier  flight, 
To  my  celestial  home. 

7  Where  thou  determin*st  mine  abode, 

There  would  I  chuse  to  be  ; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life, 
Aiyi  earth  is  heav'n  with  thee. 

595.     L.  M.     Boyce. 
Decehf  Illness  of  Sin. 

1  QIN,  in  ten-thousand  treach'rous  ways, 
^  Dazzles  and  blinds  both  young  and  old  j 
Around  the  pit  the  sinner  plays. 

And  they  that  trembled  once,  grow  bold. 

2  Saviour  divine,  stretch  out  thy  hand. 
And  fill  their  souls  with  deep  amaze ; 
Pluck  from  the  fire  the  flaming  brand. 
And  form  new  trophies  of  thy  grace. 

596.     J-.  M.     Harrison, 
Ilatmg  Sin^ 
1   /^  COULD  I  find  some  peaceful  bow'r, 
^-''   Where  sin  has  neither  place  nor  powV  ^ 
This  traitor  vile,  I  fain  would  slum. 
But  caiiUQt  from  bis  presence  riirxj 


SIN.  5^7 

2  When  to  the  throne  of  grace  I  flee, 
He  stands  between  my  God  and  me, 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest, 

I  feel  him  working  in  my  breast. 

3  When  I  attempt  to  soar  above. 

To  view  the  heights  of  Jesu's  love  ; 
This  monster  seems  to  mount  the  skies, 
And  veils  his  glory  to  mine  eyes. 

4  Lord,  free  me  from  this  deadly  foe. 
Which  keeps  my  faith  and  hope  so  low 
I  long  to  dwell  in  heav'n,  my  home, 
Where  not  one  sinful  thought  can  come* 

59r.     rs.     Topladi^. 
Imputed  Sm„,,\sm?ih.  liii.  5. 

1  A  LL  my  sins  imputed  were 
-^~^   To  my  dear,  incarnate  God  : 
Bury'd  in  his  grave  they  are, 
Drown'd  in  his  atoning  blood  : 
Lord,  thou  canst  not  me  condemn, 
Righteous  and  complete  in  him. 

2  In  the  Saviour's  right,  I  clainf\ 
All  the  blessing  he  hath  bought  : 
For  my  soul  the  dying  Lamb 
Hath  a  full  redemption  wrought; 
I  in  glor^'  soon  shall  shine, 

I  am  Christ's,  and  Christ  is  mine* 

598.     8s.     Kent, 

uTidweUing  Sin  ;  or^  the  Canaainte  stillin  the  Land.*** 

Numb,  xxxiii.  51 — 55» 

1  nPHE  Canaanite  still  in  the  land, 

-*-     To  harass,  perplex,  and  dismay, 
Brought  Israel  of  old  at  a  stand, 
For  Anak  was  stronger  than  they. 

2  W^hat  God  had  desiga'd  they  possest, 
Supported  and  kept  by  his  hand  ; 

Yet  lest  on  their  lees  they  should  rest, 
The  Canaanite  dwelt  in  the  land. 


599  SIN. 

2  'Tis  thus  with  thine  Israel  on  earth, 
Who  groan  with  a  body  of  sin, 
Partake  of  a  spiritual  birth, 

The  work  of  the  Spirit  within. 

[4  To-day  with  the  taste  of  his  love, 
Jehovah  their  souls  shall  expand  ; 
To-morrow  he'll  give  them  to  prove, 
The  Canaanite  still  in  the  land.] 

5  Yet  all  things  shall  work  for  their  good, 
Afflictions,  temptations,  or  pain  ; 
And  still  thro*  the  Lamb  and  his  bloody 
Their  cause  they  shall  ever  maintain. 

[6  A  thorn  in  the  flesh  they  shall  have, 
Their  roving  affections  to  win  ; 
To  teach  them  how  Jesus  can  save, 
And  shovf  them  the  depth  of  their  sin.] 

7  Yes,  down  to  the  Jordan  of  death. 
His  foes  shall  the  christian  withstand; 
And  feel,  when  resigning  his  breath, 
The  Canaanite  still  in  the  land. 

3  Their  place  of  repose  is  on  high, 
(No  Canaanite  enters  therein), 
To  drink  of  the  rivers  of  joy. 
Remote  from  the  regions  of  sin. 

599.     L.  M.     ya?ncs's  Scl. 
Address  to  *S'i72/2tV5.... Isaiah  xxxiii.  14. 

1  C  INNER,  O  why  so  thoughtless  grown  ? 
^  Why  in  such  dreadful  haste  to  die  I 
Daring  to  leap  to  worlds  unknown, 
Heedless  against  thy  God  to  fly  l 

2  Wilt  thou  despise  eternal  fate  ? 
UrgM  on  by  sin*s  fantastic  dreams  ; 
Madly  attempt  th*  infernal  gate, 
And  force  thy  passage  to  the  flames  ? 

3  Stay,  sinner,  on  the  gospel  plains, 
Behold  the  God  of  love  unfold 


I 


SINNER— SODOM.  600 

The  glories  of  his  dying  pains, 
Forever  telling,  yet  untold ! 

600.     7s.     Weskij. 
A  Sinner  out  of  HelL 

1  T    ORD,  and  am  I  yet  alive, 
JLi  Not  in  torments,  not  in  hell ! 
Still  doth  thy  good  Spirit  strive — 
With  the  chief  of  sinners  dwell ! 
Tell  it,  unto  sinners  tell, 

I  am,  I  am  out  of  hell. 

2  Yes,  I  still  lift  up  mine  eyes, 
Will  not  of  thy  love  despair : 
Still,  in  spite  of  sin,  I  rise. 
Still  I  bow  to  thee  in  pray'r. 

3  O  the  length  and  breadth  of  love  ! 
Jesus,  Saviour,  can  it  be  ? 

All  thy  mercy's  height  I  prove. 
All  th«  depth  is  seen  in  me. 

4  See  a  bush  that  burns  with  fire 
Unconsum'd  amid  the  flame  ! 
Turn  aside  the  sight  t'  admire — 
I  the  living  wonder  am  ! 

5  See  a  stone  that  hangs  in  air ! 
See  a  spark  in  ocean  live  ! 
Kept  alive  with  death  so  near, 
I  to  God  the  glory  give  : 
Ever  tell — to  sinners  tell, 

I  am,  I  am  out  of  hell. 

601.     C.  M.     Haxvels. 
Sodom'' s  Destrifction»*,.GQVii  xix.  14-,  22— 25. 

1  Pet.  ivo  18. 
1  "XJiTlTH  radiant  beams  the  sun  arose 
V  V     On  Sodom's  fated  tow'rs  j 
In  pleasure's  rour.d,  and  false  repose, 
They. spend  the  cheerful  hours. 


^02  STORM. 

2  Lot's  warning  voice  they  mocking  heard, 

Their  hearts,  elate  with  pride. 
No  joy  withheld,  no  danger  feard — 
The  prophet  they  deride, 

3  In  vain  he  pleads,  *■*  fly,  sinner,  fly..,. 

"  Behold  destruction  near  !" 
"  Empty  enthusiast,'*  they  reply, 
And  ridicule  his  fear. 

4  But  sudden  o'er  the  trembling  ground 

The  heav'ns  tremendous  low'r  ; 
And  streams  of  fire  and  brimstone  round, 
In  torrents  downward  pour. 

5  They  scream. ...they  fly.. ..no  hope  remains- 

Blaspheme —  in  flames  expire: 
Lot,  safe  in'^fSoi^r  a  refuge  gains— 
*^  A  bratKl  plucked  from  the  fire.*' 

.     6   Siiirjcr,  behold-— the  warning  take; 
This  moment  hear  and  fear  : 
For  if  the  righteous  scarce  escape, 
O  where  wilt  thou  appear  ? 

602.     L.  M.     Cowper. 
Safdy  in  a  Storm,,, *Vs2i\xxi  Ixix.  15. 

1  '^l  "IIE  billows  swell,  the  winds  are  high, 

1.     Clouds  overcast  my  wintry  sky  r 
Out  of  the  depths  to  thee  I  call. 
My  fears  are  great,  my  strength  is  small. 

2  O  Lord,  the  pilot's  part  perform, 

.  And  guide  and  guard  me  thro'  the  storm; 
Detend  me  from  each  threat'ning  ill, 
Controul  the  waves — say  "  peace,  be  stilL'^ 

3  Amidst  the  roaring  of  the  sea, 

My  soul  still  hangs  her  hope  on  thee ; 
Hiy  constant  love,  thy  faithful  care, 
T'l  all  thiit  saves  me  from  despair. 

4  Dangers  of  ev'ry  shape  and  name, 
Attend  the  foll'wers  of  the  Laaibj. 


SLrBMISSION*,  6oa 

Who  leave  the  world's  deceitful  shore^ 
And  leave  it  to  return  no  more. 

5  Tho'  tempest-tost,  and  half  a  wreck, 
My  Saviour, thro*  the  floods  I  seek  ; 
Let  neither  winds  nor  stormy  main, 
Force  back  my  shatter'd  bark  again. 

603.     C.  M.     IFood's  Col. 
Submissioji, 

1  C  UBMISSiVE  to  thy  will,  my  God, 
^   I  all  to  thee  resign  ; 

And  bow  before  thy  chast'ning  rod— 
I  mourn,  but  not  repine. 

2  Why  should  m^''  foolish  heart  complain^ 

When  v/isdom^  truth,  and  love 
Direct  the  stroke,  inflict  the  pain, 
And  point  to  joys  above  I 

3  How  short  are  all  my  suff'ringa  here. 

How  needful  evVy  cross  j 
Away,  my  unbelieving  fear, 
Nor  call  my  gain  my  loss. 

4  Then  give,  dear  Lord,  or  take  awa)v 

I'll  bless  thy  sacred  name  ; 
My  Jesus,  yesterday,  to-day, 
Forever  is  the  same  ! 

604.     C.  M.     Cow  per, 

Submission,„.Htb.  xii.  7. 

t    T^EAR  Lord,  my  best  desires  Fulfil, 

-L/  And  help  me  to  resign 

Life,  heaUh,  and  comfort  to  thy  will^ 

And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command,, 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ? 
Or  tremble  at  the  gracious  hand, 
That  v/ipes  away  my  tears  ? 

3  No — let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize  to  thee. 


605  SUBMISSION. 

M  ho  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 
Nor  wilt  withhold,  from  me, 

4  Thy  favor  all  my  journey  thro' 

Thou  art  eiigag'd  to  grant : 
Whaf  else  I  want,  or  think  I  do, 
'Tis  better  still  to  want. 

5  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way : 

Shall  I  resist  them  both  ? 
A  poor  blind  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crush'd  before  the  moth  ? 

6  But  ah  !  my  inmost  spirit  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway ; 
Else  the  next  cloud  that  veils  my  skies 
Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 

G05.     C.   IVI.     Merrick^  altered. 
Submission* 
1   T    ORD,  hast  thou  call'd  me  by  thy  grace, 
-*— ^  And  form'd  my  heart  anew  ? 
And  are  these  joys  which  now  I  taste 
The  pledge  of  glory  too? 

^  I  leave  inferior  cares  with  thee, 
Since  thou  hast  v/on  my  heart ; 
Whatever,  Lord,  is  good  for  me, 
Do  thou  that  good  impart. 
3  Not  to  my  wish,  but  to  my  want 
All  needful  good  apply  j 
Unask'd-for  good,  Lord,  to  me  grant— 
What's  ill,  tho'  ask'd,  deny. 

606.     C.  M.     Ho.sk'ms. 
Submission.     It  is  xvelL.».2  Kings  iv.  26. 
1    TT  shall  be  well,  let  sinners  know, 
A  With  those  who  love  the  Lord  ; 
His  saints  have  always  found  it  so, 
By  resting  on  his  word. 

S  Peace,  then,  ye  chasten'd  sons  of  God,         * 
Why  let  your  sorrows  swell  ? 


SUN,  MOON,  AND  STARS.  607 

Wisdom  directs  your  Father's  rod— • 
His  word  says,  it  is  well. 

3  Tho'  like  the  Shunamite  of  old, 

Whose  crefttare-comforts  fell ; 
Like  her,  let  faith  be  strong  and  bold, 
And  ansv/er,  it  is  well. 

4  Tho'  you  may  trials  sharp  endure, 

From  sin,  or  death,  or  hell  : 
Your  heav'nly  Father's  love  is  sure, 
And  therefore,  it  is  well. 

5  Soon  will  your  sorrows  all  be  o'er, 

And  you  shall  sweetly  tell, 
On  Canaan's  calm  and  pleasant  shore, 
That  all  at  last  is  well. 

eon     L.  I\I.     Addison, 

Sun^  Moon,  and  Stars,  display  the  Being  of  God.,** 

Psalm  xix. 

1  nPHE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 

-*-    With  all  the  blue  stherial  sky  ; 
The  spangled  heav'ns,  a  shining  frame. 
Their  great  original  proclaim. 

2  Th'  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Does  his  Creator's  pow'r  display  ; 
And  publishes  to  ev'ry  land 

The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

3  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondVous  tale. 
And  nightly  to  the  list'ning  earth, 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth: 

4  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn. 
And  ail  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll. 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pol&. 

5  What  tho',  in  solemn  silence,  all 
Move  round  the  dark,  terrestrial  ball — 
What  tho'  no  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs  be  found  : 


6d3  SUNDAY  SCHOOL. 

6  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice, 
Forever  singing  as  they  shine, 
"  The  hand  that  made  usls  divine." 

608.     L.  IM.     Buddcn, 
Sunday  School, 
CdhgA  /^  RE  AT  God,  accept  our  songs  of  praise, 
^-^  Which  we  would  to  thy  honor  raise  ; 
Bless  our  attempts  to  spread  abroad 
The  knowledge  of  our  Saviour  God. 

Chil*  2  Next  to  our  God,  our  thanks  are  due 
To  those  who  did  compassion  shewj 
In  kindly  pointing  cut  the  road, 
That  leads  to  Christ,  the  way  to  God. 

€ong.3  We  claim  no  merit  of  our  own  ; 

Great  God,  the  work  is  thine  alone  I 
Thou  didst  at  first  our  hearts  incline, 
To  carry  on  this  great  design. 

Chil,  4f  Now  we  are  taught  to  read  and  pray^ 
To  hear  God*s  word,  to'  keep  his  day  ; 
Lord,  here  accept  the  thanks  we  bring — 
Our  infant  tongues  thy  praise  would  sing. 

Con^,SWith  those  dear  children,  we*ll  unite; 
Their  songs  inspire  us  with  delight; 
Lord,  while  on  earth  we  sing  thy  love. 
May  angels  join  the  notes  above. 

Chil,  6  Great  God,  our  benefactors  bless, 
Cong*    And  crown  thy  work  with  great  success  ; 
Bot/i*    O  may  we  meet  around  thy  throne. 

To  sing  thy  praise  in  strains  unknown* 
Glory,  honor,  praise,  and  power,  Sec.       Kal. 

609.     L.  M.     Cheater^  altered, 
Sunday  School, 
Cong,  1   /^  WHAT  a  pleasure  'tis  to  see 
V.-^  Christians  in  harmony  agree, 


SUNDAY  SCHOOL.  610 

To  teaoh  the  rising  race  to  know 
They're  born  in  sin,  expos'd  to  woe  ! 
Chil,   2  O  what  a  privilege  is  this, 

That  we  obtiiin  so  rich  a  grace  ! 
We're  taught  the  path  to  endless  day— 
WeVe  taught  to  read,  to  sing,  and  pray. 

Chonis,  To  God  let  highest  praise  be  giv'n  ; 

Hark  !  how  the  echo  sounds  from  heav'n  \ 
Come,  let  us  with  the  angels  join«... 
Glory  to  God,  good  will  to  men. 

Qong.  3  Lord,  thou  hast  said,  in  sacred  page, 
That  children  are  thy  heritage  : 
Accept  them,  bless  them  with  thy  grace, 
'Till  they  above  behold  thy  face. 

ChlU   4  Let  blessings  in  abundance  flow . 
On  all  around  us  here  below ; 
May  we  our  benefactors  meet. 
Around  Jehovah's  blissful  seat* 

Chorus*  To  God,  let  highest  praise  ht  giv'n^ 
Hark  !  how,  &c. 

Gio.    c.  M.    y -.    • 

Sundciy  SchooL 
Boys,  1   /^NCE  more  we  keep  the  sacred  day, 
\J  That  saw  the  Saviour  rise  5 
.  Once  more  we  tune  our  infant  song 
To  him  that  rules  the  skies. 

Girht  2  What  numbers  vainly  spend  these  hoiirsj 

That  are  to  Jesus  due  ; 
Children  and  parents,  how  they  live  ! 

And  how  they  perish  too  ! 
^Oi/.9.  3  But  we,  a  happier  few,  are  taught 

The  ways  of  heavily  truth  ; 
We  hail  once  rfiore  the  plan  of  love 

"That  pities  wand'ring  youth. 
Girli,  4  Our  foolish  hearts  are  prone  to  err  3 

Too  oft  we  firkd  it  so  j 


611  SUNDAY  SCHOOL. 

O  may  the  God  of  grace  forgive, 
And  better  hearts  bestow. 

Boys,  5  Teach  us  the  way,  while  here  we  leara 
To  read  thy  holy  v/ofd  ; 
Bless  all  the  kind  instructions  giv*n, 
And  make  us  thine,  O  Lord. 
Both»  6  Praise  to  our  God,  and  thanks  to  those 
Who  thus  the  poor  befriend  ; 
While  the  rich  benefit  v;e  reap, 
On  them  thy  blessing  send. 

611.  CM.     DoM. 
Collection.*:!* row  xix.  IT- 

Boys.  1   /CHRISTIANS,  behold  our  deep  distress 
V^'  And  drop  a  pitying  tear  : 
'Tis  thro'  our  parents'  helplessness, 
Before  you  we  appear. 

Girls,  2  Had  not  the  Lord  made  us  his  care, 
And  ye  our  friends  had  been, 
We  still  had  run  oui'  wild  career, 
In  wickedness  and  sin. 
Cong,  3  Children,  we  bless  our  God  who  gave 
Us  hearts  this  cause  to  raise  ; 
May  ye  from  him  true  wisdom  have. 
To  spend  your  days  in  praise. 

4  We  cast  our  mite,  with  pleasure,  in. 
From  love  to  thee,  O  God ; 
Do  thou,  dear  Lord,  each  youth  redeem^ 
With  thy  most  precious  blood. 

.ChiL    5  May  Jesus  bless  our  christian  friends. 
Of  high  and  low  degree  ; 
And  may  they,  when  life's  journey  ends, 
A  friend  in  Jesus  see. 

612.  S.  M.     W . 

Sunday  School* 

Boys,  1        T    ORD,  in  the  days  of  youth 
4— '  May  we  in  grace  improve; 


SUNDAY  SCHOOL.  613 

And  fearn  the  word  of  sacred  truth, 
The  Saviour's  dying  love  ! 

Gir/s.  2       Our  moments  haste  av/ay. 
With  ev'ry  heaving  breath; 
And  swiftly  hastens  on  the  day. 
When  v/e  must  oink  in  deaths 

Boys*  5       While  some  are  never  taught 
The  way  of  God  with  care  j 
We  bless  the  Lord  that  v/e  are  brougii' 
To  this  thine  house  of  pray'r. 

G'rr/y.  4       Lord,  give  us  ears  to  hear. 
And  hearts  to  understand  ; 
In  trouble  may  wc  £nd  thee  near— = 
A  Saviour  close  at  hand ! 
Soys,  S       Thro'  life's  dark,  rugged  road. 
Thus  far  we're  kept  by  thee  : 
May  heav'n  at  last  be  our  abode.^ 
Thy  glory  there  to  see. 

■-irk.  6       Blest  be  our  God,  who  lives 

And  reigns  with  boundless  sway  ; 
Richly  our  benefactor  gives  : 
We'll  praise  him  all  the  day. 

Bot/i»  7       Beyond  the  axure  sky, 

We'll  praise  thee  more  and  more ; 
And  thro'  a  long  eternity, 

A  God  in  Christ  adore.     H*)}    A  :n^r.= 

613.     5.  5.  il,     Phippard. 
Sunday  School, 

Boys.  1       'T'HEE,  Father,  we  praise. 
-*•     In  harmoniou?  lays, 
For  all  thy  rich  grace  ; 
O  give  us  the  knowledge  of  pardon  and  peace: 
On  thee  we  rely, 
All  our  wants  to  supply  ; 
O  keep  us  each  hour,  [pcw'n 

From  snares  and  temptations,  by  thy  mighty 


614  SUNDAY  SCHOOL. 

"^irk,  2       O  may  we  improve, 

In  knowledge  and  love, 

Of  Jesus  our  king, 
•Till  to  glory  we're  brought  his  praises  to  sing  > 

While  below,  if  we  stray, 

From  the  source  of  true  joy, 

Let  thy  merciful  hand 
Return  and  incline  us  t*  obey  thy  command, 
Bc>tli,  3       Our  friends,  may  they  share 

Thy  blessings  while  here, 

And  crown  them  above  ;  [love  i 

Where  joys  will  increase,  from  the  fountain  of 

May  we  shortly  there  meet, 

Around  thy  blest  seat ; 

Thy  love  to  adore,  [more, 

'Where  pleasure  and  praise  will  abound  ever^ 

Hal 

614.     148th.     Budden, 
After  Sermon, 
C'hU.   1         /^OME,  let  our  voices  join 
^^  To  sing  a  song  of  praise  i 
For  favours  so  divine, 
Our  grateful  notes  we'll  raise  : 
Cong.      To  God  alone  the  praise  belongs, 

His  love  demands  your  noblest  songs» 
Chil,  2        When  wand'ring  hr  astray, 
In  paths  of  vice  and  sin, 
You  kindly  pointed  out 
The  danger  we  were  in  : 
Cong,      To  God  alone  be  all  the  praise, 

Who  turns  your  feet  from  sinful  ways^ 

Chil,  3        Now  we  are  taught  to  read 

1  he  book  of  life  divine  ; 

Where  our  Redeemer's  love, 

And  brightest  glories  shine  : 
Co^g.      To  God  alone  the  praise  is  due, 
Whose  aacrcd  book  is  sent  to  )  ouy 


TEMPLE.  615 

ChiL  4        Within  this  sacred  house 

Our  youthful  feet  are  brought, 
Where  pray'r  and  praise  abound, 
And  heav'nly  truths  are  taught : 

Cong*       To  God  alone  your  praises  brhig, 
And  in  the  church  his  glories  sing» 

Chil.  S        For  favours  such  as  these. 

Our  grateful  thanks  receive  : 
JLord,  here  accept  our  hearts, 
'Tis  all  that  we  can  give  : 

Cong,      Great  God,  accept  their  infant  songSj 
To  thee  alone  the  praise  belongs. 

Chorus,  6    Lord,  let  this  glorious  work 
Be  own'd  with  large  success ! 
May  thousands  yet  unborn, 
This  institution  bless ! 

Then  shall  thy  praise  be  sounded  high^ 

Throughout  a  vast  eternity, 

615.      14Sth.     I)oddr\dge» 
Spiritual  Temple»,..'Z,tQh,  iv.  7. 
1        QlNG  to  the  Lord  above, 

^  Who  deigns  on  earth  to  raise 
A  temple  to  his  love, 
A  monument  of  praise  : 
Ye  saints  around,  thro'  all  its  frame. 
Harmonious  sound  the  Builder's  nam^o 

[2      He  formM  the  glorious  pUn, 

And  its  foundation  laid, 

That  God  might  dwell  with  man, 

And  mercy  be  display'd : 
Who  great  and  good,  his  Son  he  sent. 
Made  his  own  blood  the  sweet  cement.j 
3.       Beneath  his  eye  and  care 

The  edifice  shall  rise 

INIajestic,  strong,  and  fair, 

And  shine  above  the  skies  : 
There  shall  he  place  the  polish'd  stone 
Ordain'd  the  wor'-  -^ * 


616  THANKFULNESS. 

616.     S.7,r,  KesselL 
Thankfulness. 
1    TJ  ANSOM'D  sinners,  sing  the  praises, 
•^^  OF  ycnr  dear  redeeming  God  : 
Hymn,  with  joy,  the  holy  Jesus, 

Who  hath  purchas*d  you  with  blood  : 
Dwell  on  this  delightful  theme, 
Shout  the  dear  Immanuers  name. 

'  He  the  powerful  word  hath  spoken, 

"  I  redeem'd  them. ...mine  they  are  ;'^. 

With  that  word  the  snare  is  broken, 
Satan  struck  with  panic  fear  ! 

This  is  glorious  liberty  ; 

Christ  the  Son  hath  made  us  free  ; 

■    For  this  v/onderful  compassion, 

(Far  surpassing  human  thought,) 
Let  ^^s  praise,  with  exultation, 

Him  who  our  salvation  wrought ! 
Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace. 
Worthy  thou  of  all  our  praise. 
4  O  that  worldlings  knew  our  pleasure  ? 

While  we  walk  in  Christ  the  way  : 
We  possess  an  heav'nly  treasure, 

In  an  earthly  house  of  clay  ! 
But,  what  bliss  before  us  lies  ! 
Tho'  'tis  vcil'd  beyond  the  skies. 
)   Hark  !  while  angel-choirs  are  bringing 

Kapt'rous  praises  round  the  throne  ! 
X.et  us  come  to  Zion  singing  : 

Their  and  our  delights  are  one  ! 
Grateful  songs,  our  mutual  mirth— 
They  in  heav'n,  and  we  on  earth. 


1  T^HE 
JL    Tl 


6ir.     CM.     WrighU 
Best  Things..,,!  Cor.  xii.  SI. 


'he  Father  in  the  Son  ; 
The  best  of  power  is  to  bow 
To  what  the  Lord  has  d(jneo 


THUNDER.  618 

2  The  best  of  prayer,  Is  to  pray 
That  we  may  still  believe  j 
The  best  of  patience,  is  to  stay 
'Till  we  a  crown  receive. 
[3  The  best  of  watching,  is  to  watch 
Against  the  world  and  sin  : 
The  best  of  preaching,  is  to  preach 
Jesus,  and  nought  but  him.] 

4  The  best  of  striving,  is  to  strive 

Who  shall  in  grace  excel  ; 
The  best  of  thriving,  is  to  thrive, 
By  that  which  feedeth  well. 

5  Then  let  my  soul  enjoy  the  best, 

For  that  is  best  for  me  ; 
And  let  me  find  no  lasting  rest, 
But  when  I  rest  in  thee. 

618.     C.  M.     Anon,  altered. 
Thunder  Storm. „,Job  xxxvii.  5. 
i     TEHOVAH  sits  upon  the  clouds, 
J    And  blackens  all  the  sky  ; 
He  rolls  the  thunders  round  the  globe. 
And  bids  the  lightnings  fly. 

S  Th'  impending  clouds  asunder  part, 
And  burst  in  sable  frame  ; 
And  from  the  quick  expansion,  dart 
A  momentary  flame. 

3  Around  the  vaults  of  heav*n  on  high, 

Thick  peals  of  thunder  roll;. 
And  loudly  rumbling  o'er  the  sky, 
They  shake  the  solid  pole. 

4  But  ah  !  how  will  the  nations  quakcj 

When  in  that  dreadful  day, 

'Midst  nature's  universal  wreck. 

The  heav'ns  shall  pass  av/ay. 

5  The  sun  and  moon,  and  stars  on  higb^ 

Shall  Icse  their  wonted  rays  5 
Qq2 


619  TIME,  AND  ETERNITY. 

The  earth  beneath,  and  all  the  sky» 

Will  then  be  in  a  blaze. 
5  O  may  I  stand  in  Jesu's  robes, 

When  mountains  down  are  hurl'd  ; 
When  earth  and  sea  shall  be  no  more, 

And  flames  shall  end  the  world. 

619.     C.  INI.     Hoskins. 
Time  is  short.,, A  Cor.  vii,  29. 

1  nj'^HE  time  is  short !  the  season  near, 

-*-     When  death  will  us  remove  ; 
To  leave  our  friends ,  however  dear, 
And  all  we  ibndly  love. 

2  The  time  is  short !  sinners  beware.. 

Nor  trifle  time  avray  ; 
The  word  of  great  salvation  hear. 
While  it  is  callM  to-day. 

/  Tiie  time  is  short !  yc  reljcls,  now 
To  Christ  the  Lord  submit  j 
To  mercy's  golden  sceptre  bow, 
And  fall  at  Jesu's  feet. 

■h  The  time  is  short !  ye  saints  rejoice— 
The  Lord  will  quickly  come  : 
Soon  shall  you  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice. 
To  call  you  to  your  home. 

5  The  time  is  short !  it  swiftly  fiies— 
The  hour  is  just  at  hand, 
When  v/e  shall  mount  above  the  skies. 
And  reach  the  wish'd-for  land, 
o  The  time  is  short  !...the  moment  near, 
Wiien  we  shall  dv/cll  above  -, 
And  be  forever  happy  there, 
With  Jesus,  v/hom  we  love, 

620.     8,S,6,     IVeslcif. 
Time  a7u/ Tteni}t7j.,„Ps?Am  xxxix.  4,  5» 
.1    Y    O  !  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land, 

■=*-''  'Tv.Ixt  two  unbounded  seas  I  standi 


TREASURE --TREE.  o21 

Yet  how  insensible  ! — 
A  point  of  time,  a  moment's  space 
Removes  me  to  yon  heav'nly  place, 

Or,  shuts  me  up  in  hell  ! 

2  O  God,  my  inmost  soul  convert, 
And  deeply  on  my  thoughtfal  heart 

Eternal  things  impress  ; 
Give  me  to  feel  their  solemn  weighty 
And  save  me,  ere  it  be  too  late, 

By  free  and  sovereign  grace. 

3  Before  me  place,  in  bright  array, 
The  pomp  of  that  tremendous  day, 

When  thoa  in  clouds  shalt  come 
To  judge  the  nations  at  thy  bar  ; 
O  tell  me,  Lord — shall  I  be  there, 

To  meet  a  joyful  doom? 

4  Be  this  my  one  great  business  here, 
V/ith  holy  joy,  and  holy  ftar. 

To  make  my  calling  sure  ! 
Assist,  O  Lord,  a  feeble  vvorrr^. 
Then  shall  I  all  thy  will  perform, 

And  to  the  end  endure  ! 

621.     C.  M.     Doddrkdgr^  al:rr,.'u 
Tr-ea'ture  m  Heathen.*, •huke  xii.  33. 

1  'VT'ES,  there  are  joys  that  cannot  Ciii.  •, 

-*-     Wiih  God  laid  up  in  score  ! 
Treasures,  beyond  the  changing  sky, 
Brighter  than  golden  ore. 

2  To  that  bright  world  my  soul  aspires^ 

V/ith  infinite  delight : 
O  for  the  Spirit's  quick'ning  powVs^ 
To  speed  me  in  the  flight. 

G22.     L.  M.     Scott. 
Bai-rcn  FtO'Tree..,.L.ukQ  xlii.  6~9; 
1    /"^  OD  of  my  life,  to  thee  belong 

^^  The  thar/kful  heart— the  grateful  son^^ 


TRIALS. 

Toucb/d  by  thy  love,  each  tuneful  chord 
Resounds  the  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

2  Thou  hast  preserved  my  fleeting  breath, 
And  chas'd  the  gloomy  shades  of  death  ; 
'i'he  venom'd  arrovys  vainly  fly, 

When  God  our  great  deliv'rer's  nigh. 

3  Yet  why,  dear  Lord,  this  tender  care  ? 
Why  does  thy  hand  thus  kindly  rear 
A  useless  cumb'rer  of  the  ground, 

On  which  no  pleasant  fruits  are  found  ? 

4  Still  may  the  barren  fig-tree  stand  ! 
And,  cultivated  by  thy  hand, 
Verdure,  and  bloom,  and  fruit  afford.... 
Meet  tribute  to  its  bounteous  Lord. 

5  So  shall  thy  praise  employ  my  breath. 
Thro'  life,  and  in  the  arms  of  death  : 
My  soul,  the  pleasant  theme  prolong, 
Then  rise  to  aid  th*angelic  song. 

623.     L.  M.     Faxvcett, 
Trials  the  Christlaii's  Z<??....Deut.  viii.  2. 
1   'T^HUS  far  my  God  hath  led  me  on, 
-«-     And  made  his  truth  and  mercy  known 
My  hopes  and  fears  alternate  rise, 
And  comforts  mingle  with  my  sighs* 

3  Thro'  this  wide  wilderness  I  roam, 
Far  distant  from  my  blissful  home  ; 
Lord,  let  thy  presence  be  my  stay, 
And  guard  me  in  this  dangVous  way. 

3  Temptations  evVy  where  annoy. 

And  sins  and  snares  my  peace  destroy ; 
Sore  conflicts  interrupt  my  rest. 
And  daily  wound  my  anxious  breast. 

4  Afllictions  press  my  spirit  down  ; 
Under  their  weight  I  sigh  and  groin ; 
My  earthly  jo}  s  are  from  me  torn, 
And  oft  an  absent  God  1  mourn. 


TRIALS.  624 

>  My  soul,  with  varioas  teirTpests  toss'd, 
Her  hopes  o'erturnM,  her  projects  crcss'd, 
Sees  ev'ry  day  new  straits  attend. 
And  wonders  where  the  scene  will  end; 

6  Is  this,  dear  Lord,  that  thorny  road, 
Which  leads  us  to  the  mount  of  God  ^ 
Are  these  the  toils  thy  people  know, 
While  in  the  wilderness  belov/ ? 

7  'Tis  even  so — thy  faithful  love 
Doth  all  thy  children's  graces  prove  ? 
'Tis  thus  our  pride  and  self  must  fall, 
rhat  Jesus  may  be  all  in  all. 

624.     L.   INI.     Ncxvton^ 
Prayer  answered  bu  Trials. 

1  T  ASK'D  the  Lord,  that  I  might  grow 
-*-  In  faith,  and  love,  and  ev'ry  grace — 
Might  more  of  his  salvation  know, 
And  seek  more  earnestly  his  face. 

2  'Twas  he  who  taught  me  thus  to  pray. 
And  he,  I  trust,  has  answer'd  pray'r, 
But  it  has  been  in  such  a  way, 

As  almost  drove  me  to  despair. 
o  I  hop'd  that  in  some  favor'd  hour. 
At  once  he'd  answer  my  request  , 
And  by  his  love's  constraining  pov/V, 
Subdue  my  sins,  and  give  me  rest. 

4  Instead  of  this,  he  made  me  feel 
The  hidden  evils  of  my  heart, 
And  let  the  angry  povv'rs  of  hell 
Assault  my  soul  in  ev'ry  part. 

5  Yea  mere,  v;ith  his  own  band  he  seem'd 
Intent  to  aggravate  my  woe — 
Cross'd  all  the  fair  designs  I  schem'd, 
Blasted  my  gourds,  and  laid  me  low. 

6  "  Lord,  why  is  this?"  I  trembling  cry'd  ; 
''  Wilt  thou  pursue  thy  worm  to  deaths 


625  TRIALS. 

**  'Tis  in  this  way,'*  the  Lord  repTj'd, 
*'  I  answer  pray'r  for  grace  and  faith : 

i  **  These  inward  trials  I  employ, 

"  From  self  and  pride  to  set  thee  free  ; 
"  And  break  thy  schemes  of  earthly  joy, 
"  That  thou  may'st  seek  thy  all  in  me. ' 

625.     Ts.     Coxvper, 
Trials. *..Yith.  xii.  8. 

1  5'  I  ^IS  my  happiness  below 

X     Not  to  live  without  the  cross; 
But  the  Saviour's  povv^'r  to  know^ 
Sanctifying  ev'ry  loss. 

2  Trials  must  and  will  befall ; 
liut — with  humble  faith,  to  see 
Love  inscribed  upon  them  all — * 
This  is  happiness  to  me. 

3  God,  in  Israel,  sows  the  seeds 
Of  afRiction,  pain,  and  toil: 

These  spring  up,  and  choak  the  weeds 
Which  would  else  o'erspread  the  soil. 

4  Trials  make  the  promise  sweet ; 
Trials  give  new  life  to  pray'r  ; 
Trials  bring  me  to  his  feet — 
Lay  me  low,  and  keep  me  there. 

[5  Did  I  meet  no  trials  here — 
No  chastisement  by  the  way  ; 
Might  I  not,  with  reason,  fear 
I  should  be  a  cast-away  ? 

6  Bastards  may  escape  the  rod, 
Sunk  in  earthly,  vain  delight  ; 
But  the  true-born  child  of  God 
Must  not,  would  not,  if  he  might.] 

626.,     r.  6*     GennkL 
Trials. ,»^s2i\m  Iv.  22. 
t  /^  AST  thy  burdens  on  the  Lord, 
^m^  Leave  them  with  thy  Saviour  ; 


.        TRIALS— TRIUMPH  OF  CHRIST.    6S7 

He,  (whose  hands  for  thee  were  bor*d)> 

Cau  and  will  deliver, 
3  Why  should  sorrows  bow  thee  down-, 

Trials  or  temptation ! 
Is  not  Christ,  upon  the  throne-, 

Still  thy  strong  salvation  ? 

ci  Roll  thy  burdens  on  the  Lord, 
Leave  them  with  thy  Saviour  ; 
He,  (whose  hands  for  thee  were  bor'd). 
Can  and  will  deliver. 

627.     104th.     KenU 
Trials. »,,Z,tch,  xiii.  9. 
t    TEKOVAH  hath  said,  'tis  left  on  record, 

J  ''  The  righteous  are  one  with  Jesus  the  Lord  ;"*" 
At  all  times  he  loves  them,  'twas  for  them  he  dy*d. 
Yet  oft  times  he  proves  them, for  grace  must  be  try'do 

2  Temptations  and  sins  in  legions  shall  rise, 
As  goads  in  thy  side  or  thorns  in  thine  eyes; 
And  oft  to  thy  sorrow  his  face  he  will  hide. 

For  God  hath  determinM  thy  gra«e  shall  be  try^d. 

3  With  him  on  the  mount,  to  day  thou  shalt  be 
Indulg'd  by  thy  Lord,  his  glory  to  see  ; 

There  he  may  caress  thee,  and  call  thee  his  bride  ; 
Yet  grace,  tho'  he  bless  thee,  shall  surely  be  try-d. 

4  As  gold  from  the  flame,  he'll  bring  thee  at  last. 
To  praise  him  for  all  thro'  which  thou  hast  past ; 
Then  love  everlasting  thy  griefs  shall  repay. 
And  God,  from  thine  eyes,  wipe  all  sorrov/s  away- 

628.     C.  M.     Feacod  ^  IVam. 
Christ  coming  from  ii<5'c;m.... Isaiah  Ixiii.  1 — 6. 

1  13  EM  OLD  !  the  mighty  Saviour  comes 
-■-^  Fi'om  Edom's  hostile  plains  ! 

A  crimson  vesture  he  assumes  j 
And  b^.ood  his  raiment  stains. 

2  From  Eozrah,  glorious  he  appears  ;, 

His  robes  with  victory  shine  j 


629  TROUBLE— TRUST. 

Complete  salvation,  lo  !  he  wears. 
With  Majesty  divine  ! 

[3  V/iiy  thus  array'd,  almighty  God, 
In  vests  of  purple  glow  ; 
With  garments  dy*d  in  streams  of  btcod,, 
That  from  the  wine-press  fiow  ? 

4  "  The  v/ine-press  I  myself  have  trod  ; 

*'  And  with  me  there  was  none  ; 
"  Your  strength  and  your  salvation  stocii 
"Complete  in  me  alcne/'] 

5  When  not  an  angei's  strength  could  benn* 

The  veng'ance  of  a  God  j 
Then  did  the  Son  of  man  appear 
In  garments  roU'd  in  blood. 

6  Alone  he  stood,  alone  he  fell. 

Alone  the  Conq'ror  rose  -. 
Alone  he  burst  the  bars  of  he/l. 
And  trampled  on  his  foes. 

629.     C.  IM.     Doddndge. 
Support  In  God\s  Ccvenant  under  domcsi'tc  Trouble:. 
2  Sam,  xxiii.  5. 
Y  God,  the  cov'pxant  of  thy  love 
Abides  forever  sure, 
And  in  its  matchless  grace  I  feel 
My  happiness  secure, 
'^  W^hat  tho'  my  house  be  not  with  the.e5 
As  nature  could  desire  ? 
To  nobler  joys  than  nature  gives 
Thy  servant  doth  aspire. 
3  Thy  covenant  in  the  darkest  gloom 
Shall  heav'nly  rays  impart, 
'7/hich,  when  my  eye-lids  close  in  death, 
Shall  warm  my  chilling  heart. 


M^ 


Wt 


630.     104th.     Netvton, 
Ixv'zU  ?rl^s?..,. Isaiah  xii.  2» 
GONE,  unbelief!  ftiy  Saviour  is  near, 

nd  for  my  relief  v/ill  surely  appear  | 


1 


.     riiiJST— TYPES  OF  CHRIS'i;        c:.l 

By  pray'r  let  me  wrestle,  and  he  will  perform, 
AVith  Christ  in  the  vessel,  I  smile  at  the  storm. 
^  Tho'  dark  be  my  way,  since  he  is  my  giiide, 
'Tis  mine  to  obey,  'tis  his  to  provide  ; 
The*  cisterns  be  broken,  and  creatures  all  fail, 
The  word  he  has  spoken  shall  surely  prevail, 

3  Kis  love  in  time  past  forbids  me  to  think 
He'll  leave  me  at  last  in  trouble  to  sink  ; 
Each  sweet  Ebenezer  I  have  in  review, 
Confirms  his  good  pleasure  to  bring  me  quite  thro% 

4  Since  all  that  I  meet  shall  work  for  my  good, 
The  bitter  is  sweet,  the  med'cine  is  food  ; 
I'ho'  painful  at  present,  'twill  cease  before  Ion; 
And  then,  O  how  pleasant  the  conq'ror's  song 

631.     104th.     Wingrove, 
Trust  in  the  Lord. 

1  VTE  tempted  and  try'd,  to  Jesus  draw  nigh  ; 

X     He  sufferM  and  dy'd  your  wants  to  supply  j 
Trust  him  for  salvation,  you  need  not  to  grieve, 
There's  no  condem.nation  to  them  that  believe. 

2  By  day  and  by  night  his  love  is  made  known; 

It  is  his  delight  to  succour  his  own  ;  [grieve  : 
He  will  have  compassion,  then  why  should  you 
There's  no  condemnation  to  them  that  believe. 

^;  Tho'  satan  will  seek  the  sheep  to  annoy  ; 
The  helpless  and  weak  he  ne'er  shall  de=troy  ; 
Christ  is  their  salvation,  and  strength  l:e  will  give ; 
There's  no  condemnation  to  them  that  believe. 

652.     148  th.     Coxvper, 
Types  of  C'hrist.,.,Heb.  iv.  2. 
1       TSRAEL,  in  ancient  days, 
-*-  Not  only  had  a  view 
Of  Sinai  in  a  blaze, 
But  learn'd  the  gospel  too  : 
The  types  and  figures  were  a  glass, 
In  which  they  saw  the  Saviour's  fa«e. 
Rr 


633  TYPES  OF  CHRIST. 

2  The  paschal  sacrifice, 

And  blood-besprinkled  door, 
Seen  with  enlighten'd  eyes, 
And  once  apply *d  with  powV, 

Would  teach  the  need  of  other  blood. 

To  reconcile  an  angry  God. 

3  The  lamb,  the  dove,  set  forth 
His  perfect  innocence. 
Whose  blood  of  matchless  worth 
Should  be  the  soul's  defence  ; 

For  he  who  can  for  $in  atone, 
Must  have  no  failings  of  his  own, 

4  The  scape-goat  on  his  head 
The  people's  trespass  bore, 
And,  to  the  desert  led, 
Was  to  be  seen  no  more  : 

In  him  our  surety  seem*d  to  say, 
•*'  Behold  I  bear  your  sins  away. 

Dipt  in  his  fellow's  blood, 

The  living  bird  went  free  : 

The  type,  well  understood, 

Expressed  the  sinner's  plea — 
Describ'd  a  guilty  soul  enlarg'd, 
And  by  a  Saviour's  death  discharg'cl* 
6       Jesus,  I  love  to  trace 

Throughout  the  sacred  page, 

The  footsteps  of  thy  grace. 

The  same  in  ev'ry  age  ! 
O  grant  that  I  may  faithful  be 
To  clearer  light  vouchsaf 'd  to  me  * 

633.     8.  7.     Bi'Qithxvaifs  Col. 
Fijpes  of  Christ,     Paschal  Lamb.,. ,Ue[},  ix.  1^* 

1   T>ASCHAL  Lamb,  by  God  appointed, 
^     All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid  : 
By  almighty  love  anointed. 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made9 


UNION  WITH  CHRIST.  6^34. 

2  All  thy  people  are  forgiven, 

Thro'  the  virtue  of  thy  blood  ! 
OpenM  is  the  gate  of  heaven — 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God. 

3  Jesus,  hail,  enthron'd  in  glory, 

There  forever  to  abide  ; 
All  the  heav'nly  hosts  adore  thee, 

Seated  at  thy  Father's  side, 
4-  There,  for  sinners,  thou  art  pleading— 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare  -, 
'Ever  for  us  interceding, 

'Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

5  Glory,  honor,  pow'r,  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive  ; 

Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing^ 
Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give, 

6  When  we  join  th'  angelic  spirits, 

In  their  sweetest,  noblest  lays, 
We  will  sing  our  Saviour's  merits--— 
Gladly  chaunt  Immanuei's  praise. 


634.     8.  7.  4.     R Col,  ) 

Superabounding  Grace,  . 

1  COV'REIGN  grace  o'er  sin  abounding,  \ 
^  Ransom'd  souls  the  tidings  swell, 

'Tis  a  deep  that  knows  no  sounding  ;  | 

Who  its  breadth  or  length  can  teii  'i 

'Tis  an  ocean  /<' 

Without  bottom  or  a  shore. 

2  Once  in  Christ,  in  Christ  forever  ; 

This  the  gospel-scheme  declares  ^ 
Death,  nor  hell,  nor  sin  shall  sever 

Jesus  from  his  chosen  heirs  ^ 
Blest  in  Jesus, 

Members  of  his  mystic  frame. 
^   Saints  above,  in  full  cortimunion, 

Shine  unspotted  with  their  head  ; 


635  VIEW  OF  HEAVEN. 

Yv^e  can  sing  eternal  union, 

Tho'  in  thorny  paths  we  tread  : 

One  with  Jesus 

His  dear  saints  have  ever  been. 
4  Here  Manasseh  joins  with  Mary, 

Full  salvation  tunes  their  tongues  ; 

Here  the  blind,  the  halt,  the  weary, 
Join  to  sing  the  song  of  songs  ; 

Shouting  free  grace 

Thro*  the  vast  expanse  of  heaven. 

635.     L.  M.      DobelL 
Faitli^s  View  of  Heaven. 

1  Tyf  THEN  faith  beholds  the  saints  abofe, 

»  V     And  hears  their  strains  of  Jesu's  love  ; 
I  lain  vv'ould  fly  to  join  their  lays, 
And  sing  with  them  my  Saviour's  praise. 

2  But  can  my  soul  such  bliss  obtnin, 
Whose  guilt  deseives  eternal  pain  ? 
Can  I  expect  his  face  to  see 
Throughout  a  vast  eternity  t 

3  Ifheav'ube  mine,  *tis  all  of  grace, 
I'll  praise  hlai  for  the  lov/est  place; 
May  I  but  reach  within  the  door, 
My  anxious  soul  desires  no  more. 

4  *  There,  ye  that  love  my  Saviour,  sit, 
There  I  with  you  w^puid  fain  have  place, 
Among  your  thrones  or  at  your  feet. 

So  I  might  see  his  lovely  face.* 


636.     L.  M.     S 

Villag-e  Worship, 

ACCEPT,  O  Lord,  our  songs  of  praise, 
Thou  source  of  love,  thou  sinner's  friend ; 
We  bless  thee  for  these  means  of  grace, 
O  may  thy  grace  these  means  attend. 
Thou  wilt  not,  gracious  God,  despise 
The  humble  dweilinr:  where  we  meet  ; 


VILLAGE  WORSHIP.  637 

Accept  our  grateful  sacrifice, 
And  make  our  meditation  sweet. 

3  Spirit  divine,  without  thine  aid, 

A  Gabriel  here  might  preach  in  vain  ; 
Now  be  thine  energies  display'd , 
May  evVy  soul  instruction  gain. 

4  Dear  Saviour,  we  would  make  thee  room  ; 
To  thee  our  ardent  spirits  pant  ; 

Come,  O  Lord  Jesus,  quickly  come. 
For  thou  alone  art  all  we  want. 

637.     L.  M.     Stennctt, 
Village  Worship,     Penitent Sinner.^.L'ake  xv.  10,  s'Z* 

1  T^ZHENE'ER  a  sinner  turns  to  God 

V  V     With  contrite  heart  and  flowing  eyes. 
The  happy  news  makes  angels  smile, 
And  tell  the  joys  above  the  skies. 

2  Well  may  the  church  below  rejoice, 
And  echo  back  the  heav'nly  sound  : 
•This  soul  was  dead,  but  now's  alive, 
This  sheep  was  lost,  but  nov/  is  found. 

S  Glory  to  God  on  high  be  giv*n, 
For  his  unbounded  love  to  men  : 
Let  saints  below  and  saints  above, 
In  concert  join  their  loud  amen. 

638.     8s.     S . 

Village  IVorship, 
1   T^EAR  Saviour,  remember  the  word 

XJ  On  which  thou  hast  caus'd  us  to  rest : 

Thy  promised  kindness  afford, 

To  make  our  society  blest, 
[2  Tho'  poor  is  the  place  where  we  meet, 

This  will  not  thy  presence  exclude  ; 

in  the  barn,  the  work-shop,  or  street, 

Thou  'rt  pleas'd  to  communicate  good.] 

3  Now  let  thy  rich  grace  be  display'd, 
To  rescue  some  brand  from  the  fire  j 
Rr2 


639    VILLAGE  WORSHIP— VISION. 

Speak  spiritual  life  to  the  dead, 
Aad  grant  the  poor  suppliantV.  desire. 
4  O  help  us  in  hearing  thy  word  ; 
O  teach  us  to  praise  and  to  pra}^ : 
All  needful  asr>istance  allbrd, 
And  send  us  rejoicing  away. 

639.     8.  7.     3Iadan\s  Col. 
Villag-e  ]/VorsIup,„,2  Cor.  iii.  IT,  18. 
[1  T    OVE  divine,  all  love  excelling, 
-ft—'  Joy  of  heav'n  to  earth  come  down  : 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling—- 
All  ihy  faithful  mercies  crown.] 

"2  Jesus,  thou  art  all  compassion — 
Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art  >• 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation— 
Enter  ev'ry  trembling  heart ! 

[3   Come,  thou  holy,  loving  Spirit, 
Enter  ev'ry  troubled  breast  ; 
Let  us  all,  in  thee,  inherit 

Peace,  and  joy,  and  holy  rest. 

•i  Take  away  the  love  of  sinning — - 
Alpha  and  Omega  be  ; 
Es)d  of  faith,  as  its  beginning. 
Set  our  souls  at  liberty.] 
:»   Carry  on  thy  new  creation  ; 
Happy,  holy  may  we  be  ! 
I^rt  us  see  our  whole  salvation 
Perfectly  secur'd  by  thee. 
3  Chang'd  from  glory  into  glory, 

'Till  in  heav'n  we  take  our  place  ; 
*TiU  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee. 
Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise  ! 

640.     L.  M.     Docldndg-e. 
'Vision  of  dry  Bo?7es,.,.Kztk.  xxxvii.  3. 
1    T    OOKl  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 

-i-^-^  Sec  Adam's  race  in  ruin  He  ; 


WALKING  WITH  GOD.  641 

Sin  spreads  its  trophies  o'er  the  ground, 
And  scatters  slaughter'd  heaps  around. 
And  can  these  mouldVing  corpses  live  ? 
And  can  these  perishM  bones  revive  ? 
That,  mighty  God,  to  thee  is  known  ! 
That  vvond'rous  work  is  all  thine  own. 

Thy  ministers  are  sent  in  vain 
'Lo  prophecy  upon  the  slain  ; 
In  vain  they  call,  in  vain  they  cry, 
'Till  thine  almighty  aid  is  nigh. 

But  if  thy  spirit  deign  to  breathe. 
Life  spreads  thro'  all  the  realms  of  death  f 
Day  bones  obey  thy  powVful  voice  ; 
They  move.. ..they  waken.,.. they  rejoice. 

So  when  thy  trumpet's  awful  sound, 
Shall  shake  the  heav'ns,  and  rend  the  ground. 
Dead  saints  shall  from  their  tombs  arise, 
And  spring  to  life  beyond  the  skies. 


O'; 


641.     C.  M.     Cazvper, 
IVai/ihip-  xvltli  God,„.Gtn,  v.  24. 
OR  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
A  calm  and  heav'niy  frame  ; 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road, 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

W^here  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view,  ^ 

Of  Jesus,  and  his  word? 

What  peaceful  hoars  I  then  enjoy'd  ! 

How  sweet  their  mem'ry  still  ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  vaid> 

The  world  can  never  fill. 

Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return^. 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest  ; 
I  hate  the  sins,  that  made  thee  mourn, 

And  drove  thee  from  my  breast. 


642  WANTS— WARFARE, 

5  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whatever  that  idol  be  ; 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

6  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame  ; 
So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road, 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

642.     L.  M.     Cennick* 
Believer^s  Wants,     . 
1   T  WANT,  dear  Lord,  my  wants  Ipo  know  ; 
-*   I  want  in  faith  and  hope  to  grow  : 
I  want  thyself — this  favor  grant. 
And  thou  hast  granted  all  I  want. 

643.     83,     Beckys  Col  altered. 
My  God  shall  supply  all  your  need„,*Vh\\,  5v.  If. 

1  T^HO*  boundless  your  wants  may  appear, 

X     Tho'  sorrow  and  pain  vou  may  feci ; 
Yet  do  not,  ah  !  do  not  despair. 
But  rest  on  the  Lord  and  be  still. 

2  The  Lord  thro'  the  desert  shall  lead, 
And  hold  up  your  steps  as  you  go  : 
My  God  shall  supply  all  your  need, 
And  riches  of  glory  besto'^v. 

3  No  more  let  impatience  then  move 
Your  murmuring  lips  to  complain  ; 
For  he,  who  is  wisdom  and  love, 
Will  not  send  a  trial  in  vain. 

4  From  him  ev'ry  good  doth  proceed. 
And  still  he  hath  blessings  in  store  ; 
My  God  shall  supply  all  your  need, 
And  you  shall  his  goodness  adore. 

644.     C.  IVL     Necdham. 
lFarf(ire.,.,Em,  vi.  11 — ^7* 
t    QTAND  up,  ye  saints,  and  boldly  march 
^  Against  your"  mighty  foes  ; 


™ 


WARFARE.  644 

Your  Jesus  fouglit  the  hosts  of  hell, 
And  conquered  when  he  rose, 

2  Put  on  the  armour  of  the  Lord, 

With  truth  gird  up  your  loins  ; 
No  earthly  armour  e^er  so  bright, 
With  such  a  lustre  shines. 

3  In  vain  the  prince  of  darkness  strives 

To  give  a  mortal  v»'0und  ; 
Quench'd  by  the  shield  of  faith,  his  darts 
Fall  harmless  to  the  ground. 

4  Stand  fast  in  evVy  evil  day. 

Stand,  and  your  foes  defy ; 
Victorious  faith  shall  gain  the  field. 
And  all  your  foes  shall  fly. 

5  Fear  not,  your  leader  has  subdued 

The  pov/'rs  of  death  and  hell ; 
Dying,  he  conquered  all  his  foes, 
And  triumphed  v/hen  he  fell, 

6  From  heav'n  see  Jesus  holds  to  view 

A  bright,  immortal  crown  ; 
Fight  on,  for  this  shall  grace  your  brow, 
Whene'er  your  warfare's  done, 

644.     Second  Part.     C.  M.     Doddridge. 
Christian  Warrior  animated  and  crowned.„,'Kt\\  ii.  10. 

1  TJARK!  'tis  our  heav'nly  Leader^s  voice 
^  -*•  From  his  triumphant  seat; 

'Midst  all  the  wars*  tumultuous  noise, 
How  pow'rful  and  how  sweet ! 

2  "  Fight  on,  my  faithful  band,"  he  cries, 

"  Nor  fear  the  mortal  blow ; 
^'  Who  first  in  such  a  warfare  dies, 
*^  Shall  speediest  vict'ry  know. 

r3  *'  I  have  my  days  of  combat  known, 
*^  And  in  the  dust  was  laid ; 
'-'  But  thence  I  mounted  to  my  throne, 
''•  And  glory  crowns  my  head. 


645  WATCHFULNESS. 

4  "  That  throne,  that  glory,  you  shall  share : 

**  My  hands  the  crown  shall  give  : 

**  And  vou  the  sparkling  honors  wear, 

*'  While  God  himself  shall  live/* 

5  Lord,  tis  'enough  j  our  souls  are  fir'd 

With  courage  and  with  love : 
Vain  are  the  assaults  of  earth  and  hell, 
Our  hopes  are  fixt  above.] 

645.     C.  M.     T- . 

lie  shall  overcome  at  the  /(fl5^...Gen.  xlix.  19. 

1  f^  RE  AT  God,  thy  holy  name  we  praise, 
^-^  For  all  thy  mercies  past ; 

Tho'  foes  impede  us  in  thy  ways, 
We  shall  o*ercome  at  last. 

2  Should  all  th'  envenom'd  troops  of  hell 

Unite  our  hope  to  blast ; 
In  Christ  'tis  fix'd,  this  truth  we  tell^ 
We  shall  o'ercome  at  last. 

3  Tho'  gloomy  death  alarm  our  fears. 

And  us  in  darkness  cast  j 
Yet  still  Jehovah's  word  declares, 
We  shall  o'ercome  at  last. 

4  Tho'  unbelief,  that  cursed  foe, 

Attempt  to  bind  us  fast; 
Christ  will  not  let  his  pui*chase  go, 
We  shall  o'ercome  at  last. 

5  Jesus,  our  captain,  leads  us  on, 

'Till  Jordan's  streams  are  past; 
And  when  we  reach  our  heav'nly  honoe. 
We'll  sing — o'ercome  at  last. 

646.     S.    M.     Heath, 
Watch  and  pray., „M2i[.U  xxvi.  41. 
t        A  yf  Y  soul,  be  on  thy  guard, 
JLVX  Ten  thousand  foes  arise  j 


WEEPING.  64r 

And  hosts  of  sins  are  pressing  hard, 
To  draw  thee  from  the  skies, 

O  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray, 
The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er  ; 
Renew  it  boldly  ev'ry  day. 
And  help  divine  implore. 

Ne'er  think  the  vict'ry  won, 
Nor  once  at  ease  sit  down : 
Thy  arduous  work  will  not  be  done, 
'Till  thou  hast  got  thy  crown. 

Fight  on,  my  soul,  'till  death 
Shall  bring  thee  to  thy  God  ; 
He'll  take  thee,  at  thy  parting  breat^i, 
Up  to  his  blest  abode. 

64f.     L.  M.     Scott. 
On  the  loss  of  Friends, 

THE  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge 
The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  righteous  persons  fall  around — 
When  tender  friends  and  kindred  die. 

Yet  not  one  anxious,  murm'ring  thought 
•Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend  j 
Nor  would  our  bleeding  hearts  forget 
Th'  almighty,  ever-living  friend. 

Beneath  a  num'rous  train  of  ills. 
Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail ; 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God, 
O'er  ty'xy  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

Parent  and  husband,  guard  and  guide, 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one  ; 
On  thee  we  cast  our  ev'ry  care. 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 
■  Our  Father  God,  to  thee  we  look. 
Our  rock,  our  portion,  and  our  friend  i 
And  on  thy  cov'nant-love  and  truth  *'      ^"i 

Our  sinking  soub  shall  still  depend*  -A 


648  WEEPING. 

648.     C.  M.     Hegingbothom,  alter ecL 
jfesus  weeping  over  jfer:i'saiern,...'Luke  xix.  41. 
'     ^     A  ^  Christ  approach'd  Jerusalem, 
-iTX   And  near  that  city  stood. 
His  eyes  beheld  her  guilty  v/alls, 
And  wept  a  sacred  fiood, 

2  And  can  my  eyes,  without  a  te^r, 
A  weeping  Saviour  see  ? 
Shall  I  not  weep  his  groans  to  hear, 
Who  groan'd  and  dy'd  for  me  ? 

r^  Blest  Jesus,  let  those  tears  of  thine 
Subdue  each  stubborn  foe  ; 
Come,  (ill  my  heart  with  love  divine^ 
And  bid  my  sorrows  flow. 

[4  But  vain  will  all  ir.y  sorrows  prove 
To  wash  away  my  sin  ; 
Thy  blood,  dear  Lord,  and  thine  alone. 
Can  make  my  conscience  clean.] 

649.     C.  M.     Beddome  ^  Medley, 
iVhy  cveepe^t  thou  .^....John  xx.  13, 15. 
1   T  "t  THY,  O  rny  soul,  why  wecpest  thoa  ' 
V  V     Tell  me  from  whence  arise 
Those  briny  tears  which  often  flow, 
Those  groans  which  pierce  the  skies. 

^  Is  sin  the  cause  of  thy  complaint  ? 
Or  the  chastising  rod  ? 
Dost  thou  an  evil  heart  lament, 
And  mourn  an  absent  God  I 
:l  Dear  Lord,  it  is  for  thee  alone, 
I  weep,  and  seek,  and  pray  ; 
O  take  from  me  this  heart  of  stonCj 
And  chase  my  fears  away. 
4  Fain  would  I  weep  for  nought  but  sin. 
And  after  none  but  thee  : 
O  let  me  from  this  time  begin. 
And  such  a  weeper  be. 


WITNESS  OF  HEAVEN— WORKS.    650 

650.  -L.  M.     Srva'nu 
Confidence  of  Heaven.,,. Titus  iii.  7. 

1  AND  may  I  hope,  that  when  no  more 
-^^    My  pulse  shall  beat  with  life  below, 
I  shall  the  God  of  grace  adore, 

And  all  the  bliss  of  glory  know  ? 

2  I,  who  deserve  no  place  but  hell, 
No  portion  but  devouring  fire, 

Shal'.  I  with  Christ,  my  Saviour,  dwell, 
Possess'd  of  all  1  now  desire  ? 

.3  Will  Jesus  own  a  wretch  like  me  ^ 
And  tell  to  saints  and  angels  round, 
That  when  he  suffer'd  on  the  tree. 
My  sins  augmented  ev'ry  wound  ? 

4  He  will ! — I  read  it  in  his  word. 
And  in  my  heart  the  witness  feci  ; 
I  shall  be  with,  and  like  my  Lord, 
Tho*  sin  oppose,  in  league  with  helL 

5  I  shall  be  with  him,  when  he  comes 
Triumphant  down  the  pathless  skies  ; 
And  when  his  voice  breaks  up  the  to;nb^, 
Among  his  children  I  shall  rise. 

651.  G.  M.     Brown, 
IVorh  vain,  as  to  merit„„Mic,  vi.  6^-8^ 

1    T_JOW  shall  I  come  before  the  Lord, 
-»^  -*•  Or  bow  before  his  throne  ? 
Or  how  procure  his  kind  regard  ! 
Or  for  my  guilt  ir;tone  ? 

g  Shall  altars  flame,  and  victims  bleed j 
And  spicy  fumes  ascend  f 
Will  these  my  earnest  wish  succeed. 
And  make  my  God  my  friend  ? 

3  Should  thousand  rams  in  flames  expire^ 

Would  these  his  favour  buy  ? 
Or  oil,  that  should, for  holy  fire, 
Ten  thousand  streams  supply  ? 
Ss 


652  WORLD. 

4-  With  trembling  hands,  and  bleeding  heart, 
Should  I  m}'  offspring  slay  ; 
Would  this  a  cheerful  hope  impart, 
Or  purge  my  guilt  away  ? 

5  Ah  !  no,  my  soul,  'twere  fruitless  all  ; 
Such  victims  bleed  in  vain  ; 
No  fatlings,  from  the  field  or  stall. 
Such  favor  can  obtain  ! 

G  None,  but  a  dying  Saviour's  blood, 
Can  all  thy  guilt  remove  ; 
This  plead,  my  soul,  before  thy  God, 
And  sing  redeeming  love. 

652.     C.  M.     Steele. 
Vanities  of  the  ?Fbr/<i.... Psalm  iv.  6,  7. 

1  T>  EGONE,  ye  gilded  vanities, 
-^  I  seek  substantial  good  : 
To  real  bliss  my  wishes  rise.... 

The  favor  of  my  God. 

2  Thy  smiles  immortal  joys  impart, 

Heav'n  dawns  in  evVy  ray  ; 
One  glimpse  of  thee  will  cheer  my  heart, 
And  turn  my  night  to  day. 

v>  Not  all  the  good  which  earth  bestows, 
Can  fill  the  craving  mind  : 
Its  highest  joys  have  mingled  v>'ocs, 
And  leave  a  sting  behind. 
4  Should  boundless  wealth  increase  my  store, 
'  Can  wealth  my  cares  beguile  ? 
I  should  be  wretched  still,  and  poor, 
Without  ihy  blissful  smile. 
[5  Let  the  sweet  liope  that  thou  art  mine, 
My  life  and  death  attend  ; 
Thy  presence  thro'  my  journey  shinCj 
And  crown  my  journey's  tncu] 
6  Grant,  O  my  Fatlier,  and  my  God^ 
1  his  sweet,  lliis  one  request. 


WORLD.  653 

Be  thou  my  guide  to  thine  abode, 
And  mine  eternal  rest. 

653.     C.  M.     Needham. 
The  rich  Fool surprisecl„»'h\ji^Q  xii.  16 — 22- 

1  "p\ ELUDED  souls,  who  think  to  grasp 
-Ly   A  solid  bliss  below  ! 

Bliss  !  the  fair  flow'r  of  paradise, 
On  earth  can  never  grow. 

2  See  how  the  foolish  wretch  is  pleas'd., 

T*  increase  his  worldly  store  ; 
Too  narrow  now  he  find  his  barns, 
And  covets  room  for  more. 

3  "  What  shall  I  do  ?*'  distrest,  he  cries  i 

*'  This  scheme  will  I  pursue  ; 
"My  scanty  barns  shall  now  come  down-«> 
**rii  build  them  large  and  nev/, 

4  "  Here  will  I  lay  my  fruits,  and  bid 

'*"  My  soul  enjoy  her  ease  ; 
'*  Eat,  drink,  be  glad,  my  lasting  store 
"  Shall  yield  what  joys  I  please.'* 

5  Scarce  had  he  spoke,  when  lo  !  from  hcav'n 

Th'  Almighty  made  reply  ; 
'^  Thou  fool,  for  whom  dosi:  thou  provide, 
*'•  Since  thou  this  night  shalt  die  1" 

6  Teach  me,  my  God,  that  earthly  joys 

Are  but  an  empty  dream  ; 
And  let  me  find  my  all  of  bliss 
In  thee,  the  good  Supreme. 

6J4.     C.  M.     Broxvu, 
Worth  of  a  Soul.„.M'^irk  viii.  SO, 

1  T  7AIN  world,  thy  cheating  arts  give  o'er, 
-  V      Thine  offers  I  despise  : 

In  vain  thou  spread'st  thy  tempting  store, 
To  catch  ray  wand'ring  eyes. 

2  Bribe  me  no  more  with  glitt'ring  toys, 

To  catch  my  soul  away  ; 


655  WORLD. 

Nor  seek,  by  such  delusive  joys, 
To  tempt  my  feet  astray. 
3  I  cannot  part  with  gold  for  dross, 
Nor  solid  good  for  show  ! 
Nor  drink  your  bliss,  to  mourn  my  loss 
In  everlasting  woe  ! 

4-  Vain  v/orld,  thy  weak  attempts  forbear  j 
I  all  thy  charms  defy  ; 
And  rate  my  precious  soul  too  dear. 
For  all  thy  wealth  to  buy. 

655.     S.  M.     Shoveller. 
What  shall  a  Man  profit,  £sPc...Mark  viii.  S&^  3^ 

1  "T  X  rHAT  does  the  worldling  gaia 

V  V     By  all  his  vain  pursuits  t 
His  very  pleasure  gives  him  pain, 
And  mis'ry  are  its  fruits. 

2  What  anxious  cares  corrode 
The  mind  intent  on  wealth  ; 

His  mammon  oft  becomes  a  load, 
Which  robs  him  of  his  health. 

?i       Does  he  his  end  attain, 
And  in  full  affluence  roll  ? 
What  does  the  sordid  creature  gain, 
When  God  demands  his  soul  I 

4  His  spirit  still  must  live, 
Which  justice  will  demand  ! 

What  would  the  impious  wretch  now  give, 
To  wrest  it  from  his  hand  ? 

5  ]My  soul  to  heav'n  aspire, 
And  seek  thine  all  in  God  ; 

Nor  e'er  pollute  thy  pure  desire, 
By  trifles  on  the  road. 

6  He  does  my  soul  now  bless, 
Widi  his  enriching  grace  ; 

But  O  what  wealth  shall  I  possess. 
When  I  behold  his  fice  ! 


.       WORLD,  656 

7       These  riches  of  his  grace 
Will  then  to  glory  rise, 
When  I  have  run  my  earthly  race, 
And  gain'd  th'  immortal  prize. 

656.     10s.     Brainard, 
JVorld'^s  Farezvel.... Job  vii.  16.        [adieu; 

1  T^AREWEL,  vain  world,  your  charms  I  bid 
J-     My  Saviour  taught  me  to  abandon  you  j 
Your  smiles  may  gratify  a  carnal  mind, 

But  not  a  soul  for  heav'nly  joys  design'd. 

2  Forbear  t*  entice»  cease  now  my  soul  to  call — 
'Tis  fixt  thro'  grace.. ..my  God  shall  be  my  all  j 
While  thus  my  soul  does  heavenly  glories  view, 
Your  beauties  fade,  my  heart's  no  room  for  you. 

[3  Earth  can  no  comfort  to  n^y  soul  afford, 
While  I  possess  my  Saviour  and  my  Lord  ; 
He,  my  dear  God,  shall  freely  have  my  heart, 
Nor  shall  he  evermore  from  thence  depart.] 

657.     8.  8.  6.     Harrison* 
Private  Retirementt..JVGrld  renounced^ 


T^< 


LL  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys, 
Of  sinful  mirth  and  carnal  joys, 
(The  things  I  iov'd  before  :) 
Let  me  but  view  my  Savlour^s  face, 
And  feel  his  animating  grace, 
And  I  desire  no  more. 

2  Tell  me  no  more  of  praise  and  wealth, 
Of  careless  ease  and  blooming  health, 

For  they  have  ail  their  snares  : 
Let  me  but  know  my  sins  forgiv'n. 
And  see  my  name  enroU'd  ip  heav'n, 

And  I  am  free  from  cares. 

3  Tell  me  no  more  of  lofty  t^w'rs, 
Delightful  gardens,  fragrant  bow'rs,     .. 

For  thes2  are  trifling  things  : 
S  s  2 


6^0  YOUTH. 

660.     CM.     Doddridge. 
Touth  invited  to  love  Christ, ..,Pi'ov.  viii.  17. 

1  "V/^-K  hearts,  with  youthful  vigor  warm, 

J-     In  smiling  crowds,  draw  near  j 
And  turn  from  ev'ry  mortal  charm, 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

2  He,  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 

Stoops  to  converse  with  you  ; 
And  lays  his  radiant  glories  by, 
Your  friendship  to  pursue. 

3  "  The  soul  that  longs  to  see  my  face, 

"  Is  sure  my  love  to  gain  ; 
"  And  those  that  early  seek  my  grace, 
'^  Shall  never  seek  in  vain." 

4  What  object,  Lord,  my  soul  should  move, 

If  once  compar'd  with  thee  f 
What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see  ? 

5  Away,  ye  false,  delusive  toys. 

Vain  tempters  of  the  mind  ! 

'Tis  here  I  fix  my  lasting  choice, 

And  here  true  bliss  I  find. 

C61.     CM.     Steele, 
Funeral  of  a  young  Person* 

1  "Tl[  THEN  blooming  youth  is  snatch'd  away, 

V  V     By  death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay. 
Which  pity  must  dem.and. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

Oh  !   may  this  truth,  imprest 
With  awful  powV — •'*  I  loo  must  die  P 
Sink  deep  in  evVy  breast. 

.  3  Let  this  vain  world  engage  no  more  : 
Behold  the  gaping  tomlj .' 
It  bids  us  seize  the  present  hour  j 
To-morrow  death  may  come. 


OLD  AGE.  662 

4  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 
May  ev'ry  heart  obey  : 
Nor  be  the  heav'nly  warning  vain, 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

-5  Oh  !  let  us  fly.... to  Jesus  fly, 

Whose  pow'rfui  arm  can  save  i 
Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  higli, 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
6  Great  God  !  thy  sov'reign  grace  impart, 
With  cleansing,  healing  pow'r ; 
This  only  can  prepare  the  heart 
For  death's  surprising  hoar. 

662.     L.  M.     Wcsky. 
Old  Age4 

1  TN  age  and  feebkness  extreme, 

A  Who  shall  a  helpless  worm  redeem  ? 
'  'Tis  only  Jesus,  by  his  bloovd, 
Can  raise  a  sinking  soul  to  God.* 

2  Jesus !  my  only  hope  thou  art, 
Strength  of  my  failing  flesh  and  heart,, 
O  could  I  catch  a  smile  from  thee, 
And  drop  into  eternity. 

663.     C.  M.     B.  William's  Col 
Old  J^^,... Isaiah  xlvi.  4. 

1  A/f  Y  flyi^'g  years,  time  urges  on  j 
-LVX  What's  mortal  must  decay  ; 

My  friends — my  youth's  companions  gone. 
Can  I  expect  to  stay  ? 

2  Can  I  exemption  plead,  when  death 

Projects  his  awful  dart? 
Can  med'cine  then  prolong  my  breath  ? 
Or  virtue  shield  my  heart? 

3  Oh !  no — then  smooth,  O  Lord,  the  hour  j 

On  thee  my  hope  depends : 
Support  me  with  almighty  pov»'r. 
While  dust  to  dust  descends. 


664  2ACCHEUS. 

4  Then  shall  my  soul,  O  gracious  God ! 

(While  angels  guard  the  way), 
With  rapture  haste  to  thine  abode, 
To  dwell  in  .endless  day. 

5  Thro'  heav'n,  howe'er  remote  the  bound, 

Thy  love  I'll  then  proclaim  : 
And  join  the  choir  of  saints  that  sound 
Their  great  Redeemer's  name. 

664.     148  th.     Nezvton, 
Zacchei:s*„A^vikQ.  xix.  1 — 6. 

1  '7  ACCHEUS  climM  the  tree, 
ZLi  And  thought  himself  unknown  ^ 
But  how  surpris*d  was  he, 

When  Jesus  cali'd  him  down? 
The  Lord  beheld  him,  tho*  conceal'd, 
And  ^y  a  word  his  pow'r  reveal'd. 

2  Wonder  and  joy  at  once 
Were  painted  on  his  face ; 

'^  Does  he  my  name  pronounce, 
*'  And  does  he  know  my  case  ? 

"  Will  Jesus  deign  with  me  to  dine  ? 

*'  Lord,  I,  with  all  I  have,  are  thine." 
-3       Thus  when  the  gospel's  preach'd, 
And  sinners  come  to  hear, 
The  hearts  of  some  are  reachM 
Before  they  are  aware  ; 

The  word  directly  speaks  to  them, 

And  seems  to  point  them  out  by  name. 

4  'Tis  curiosity 

Oft  brings  them  in  the  way, 
Only  the  man  to  see. 
And  hear  what  he  can  say  ; 
But  how  the  sinner  starts  to  find 
The  preacher  knows  his  inmost  mind. 

5  His  long-forgotten  faults 
Arc  brought  again  to  view, 


ZION.  6^5 

And  a]I  his  secret  thoughts 

Reveal'd  in  public  too : 
Tho*  compass'd  with  a  crowd  about, 
The  searching  word  has  found  him  out. 
6       While  thus  distressing  pain 

And  sorrow  fill  his  heart, 

He  hears  a  voice  again, 

That  bids  his  fears  depart  ; 
Then,  like  Zaccheus,  he  is  blest. 
And  Jesus  deigns  to  be  his  guest. 

665.     L.  M.     Missionary  CoL 
Zwn^s  Increase  prayed  for.., .ls<n?\\  li.  9. 
%     A   RM  of  the  Lord,  awake  !  awake  ! 
JljL  Put  on  thy  strength,  the  nations  shake  \ 
And  let  the  world,  adoring,  see 
Triumphs  of  mercy  wrought  by  thee. 

2  Say  to  the  heathen,  from  thy  throne, 
"I  am  Jehovah,  God  alone  !** 

Thy  voice  their  idols  shall  confound, 
And  cast  their  altars  to  the  ground. 

3  No  more  let  human  blood  be  spilt, 
Vain  sacrifice  for  human  guilt  ! 
But  to  each  conscience  be  applied 
The  bicod  that  flow'd  from  Jesu's  side, 

4  Arm  of  the  Lord,  thy  pow'r  extend, 
Let  Mahomet*s  impostures  end  i 
Break  superstition's  Papal  chain, 
And  tht  proud  scoffer's  rage  restrain  ^ 

5  Let  Zion'stime  of  favour  come  ; 
O  bring  the  tribes  of  Israel  home  | 
And  let  our  wond'ring  eyes  l)ehoid 
Gentiles  and  Jews  in  Jesu's  fold. 

G  Almighty  God  !  thy  grace  proclaim.;, 
In  ^v^y  land  of  ev'ry  name  I 
Let  adverse  pow'rs  before  thee  fall, 
And  crown  the  Saviour,  Lord  of  alL 


666  ZrON. 

666.     L.  INI.     Sxvo'm. 

ZioTis  PUgrims, 

X   "piLGRIiNlS,  >ve  are  to  Canaan  bounds 

X     Our  jcuiney  lies  along  this  road; 

This  wilderness  we  travel  round, 

To  reach  the  city  of  our  God. 

%  A  few  more  days,  or  weeks,  or  years 
In  this  dark  desert  to  complain  ; 
A  few  more  sighs,  a  fesv  more  tears. 
And  we  shall  bid  adieu  to  pain. 

eer.     L.  JNI.     Neivton. 
Zion's  Traveller. 

1  A  ,S  when  the  weary  tra^•'ller  gains 
-^"^    The  height  of  some  o'erlooking  hill, 
His  heart  revives,  if,  cross  the  plains, 
He  eyes  his  home,  tho*  distant  still. 

?^  Thus,  when  the  christian  pilgrim  views, 
By  faith,  his  mansion  in  the  skies  ; 
The  sight  his  fainting  strength  renews. 
And  wings  his  speed  to  reach  the  prize. 

3  'Tis  there  with  Jesus  he's  to  dwell, 
To  spend  an  everlasting  day  : 
There  shall  he  bid  his  cares  farev/el, 
For  he  shall  wipe  his  tears  away. 

668.     8.  7.  4.     Bristol  Col 
Zion*s  Increase  prayed for,.„'Psa\m  x\\\  3. 

2  f^  IRD  thy  sword  on,  mighty  Saviour  * 
*^  ISlake  the  word  of  truth  thy  care  ? 
Prosper  in  thy  course  triumphant. 

All  success  attend  thy  war,' 
Gracious  Victor, 
Bring  thy  trophies  from  afar. 

3  !Maiest}^  combined  with  meekness, 

Righteousness  and  peace  unite, 
To  ensure  thy  blessed  conquest. 
Take  possession  of  thy  right . 


ZrON.  669 

Ride,  victorious, 

Deck*d  in  robes  of  purest  light. 

Blest  are  all  that  touch  thy  sceptre- 
Blest  are  all  that  own  thy  reign ; 

Freed  from  sin,  that  worst  of  tyrants— 
Rescu'd  from  its  galling  chain  : 

Saints  and  angels, 

All  who  know  thee  bless  thy  reign. 

669.     148th.     Needham. 
Going  to  Clinrch.,»»Vs?L\v[\  cxxii. 
TX /hat  joy  possess'd  my  hearty 

V  V    What  transport  did  I  it^\. 
To  hear  my  pious  friends 
Express  their  ho^y  zeal ! 
To  Zion's  hill  let  us  repair, 
To  pay  our  vows  and  worship  there  ? 
With  willing  feet  we'll  go; 
Within  her  gates  we'll  stand  ; 
Zion,  thy  courts  we  love, 
The  glory  of  our  land  ; 
In  our  esteem  thy  buildings  are 
Divinely  rich,  divinely  fair. 

How  pleasant  'tis  to  see 

The  thronging  tribes  ascend! 

With  holy  longings  there 

The  sacred  hours  to  spend ; 
Where  God  records  his  gracious  name^ 
His  saints  may  lay  their  humble  claim* 

Here  David's  greater  Son, 

Maintains  his  royal  throne ; 

The  King  of  righteousness 

Here  makes  his  glories  known ; 
To  earth  he  came  from  realms  above, 
To  rule  the  world  with  truth  and  love* 

For  Zion's  peace,  ye  saints, 

Your  fervent  pray'rs  unite  ; 
Tt 


^)20-  ZION—DISMiSSIONS. 

Be  this  your  ^vork  by  day-r- 

Your  pleasure  this  by  night : 
Zion,  thy  sons  which  love  thee  best, 
ShaM  in  thy  peace  be  greatly  blest. 
6       For  our  dear  brethren's  sake, 

Zion,  we  wish  thee  peace  ; 

Prosper,  O  prosper  long, 

And  may  thy  sons  increase ; 
We  seek  thy  good,  we  love  the  road 
Which  leads  us  to  God's  blest  abode  ! 

ero.     5.   8.  9.      Toplaclij. 
ZwrCs  Praise, 
i        'THIS  pleasant  to  sing 

•^    The  sweet  praise  of  our  King^ 
As  here  in  the  valley  we  move  ; 
'Twill  be  pleasanter  still, 
When  we  stand  on  the  hill, 
And  give  thanks  to  our  Saviour  abovco 

DIsil^IGNS, 

671.     L.   M.     Barnard. 

At  parting,     Farezucll., „Acis  xv'nu  21. 

1  f\  !  HAPPY  day,  when  saints  shall  meet 
V^^  To  part  no  more — the  thought  is  swieei; 
No  nioi  e  to  feci  the  rending  smart, 

Oft  felt  below,  when  chvisti^ms  part, 

2  O  happy  place  I  still  must  say, 
Where  all  but  love  is  done  away; 
AM  cause  of  parting  there  is  pastj 
Their  social  feast  will  ever  last. 

cv  Such  union  here  is  sought  in  vain, 
As  there,  in  ev'ry  heart,  w  ill  reign » 
rhere  separations  can't  compel 
'1  he  sainxs  to  bid  the  sad  farewel. 

4  On  earth,  when  friends  together  meet. 
And  find  the  passing  moments  sweet; 
Time's  rapid  motions  soon  compel. 
With  grief  to  say — dear  friends,  farewel. 


DISMISSIONS.  '^2 

5  The  shepherd  feels  the  smarting  shock, 
Of  parting  from  his  v/eeping  flock; 
His  feelings  for  them,  none  can  tell, 
When  forc'd  to  say~my  friends,  farewel. 

6  The  happy  season  soon  will  come. 

When  saints  shall  meet  in  heav'n,  their  home  j 
Eternally  with  Christ  to  d^vell. 
Nor  ever  hear  the  sound,  fareweU 

672.     L.  INI.     Ii^arL 
Pra'^er  at  parting* 

1  "p\ISlVIISS^us  with  thy  blessing,  Lord, 
JL/  Kelp  us  to  feed  upon  thy  word  ; 

All  that  has  been  amiss,  forgive. 
And  let  thy  truth  within  us  live. 

2  Tho*  we  are  guilty,  thou  art  good  ; 
Wash  all  our  works  in  Jesu's  blood  ; 
Give  ev'ry  fetter'd  soul  release, 
And  bid  us  ail  depart  in  peace. 

673.  L.  M.     Navtcn, 
Peace  of  G3d..,^hS\.  iv.  7. 

1   THHE  peace  which  God  alone  reveals, 
-fl-    And  by  his  word  of  grace  imparts, 
Which  only  the  believer  feels, 
Direct,  and  keep,  and  cheer  our  hearts  : 

3-  And  may  the  holy  Three  in  One, 
The  Father,  Word,  and  Comforter, 
Pour  an  abundant  blessing  down 
On  ev'ry  soul  assembled  here. 

674.  C.   M.     Gibbons. 
Prayer  for  SanctiJicatio72. .».Heb,  xiii.  20,  21. 

1  TVT^W  may  the  God  of  peace  and  love, 
-^^   Who,  from  th'  imprisoning  grave, 
Restor'd  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep, 

Omnipotent  to  save ; 

2  Thro'  the  rich  merits  of  that  blood, 

V^hich  he  on  CalvVy  spilt, 


67S  DISMISSIONS. 

To  make  th'  eternal  covenant  sure, 
On  which  our  hopes  are  built  5 

3  Perfect  our  souls  in  evVy  grace, 
T'  accomplish  all  his  will ; 

And  all  that's  pleasing  in  hh  sight, 
Inspire  us  to  fulfil ! 

4  For  the  great  Mediator's  sake, 

We  ev'ry  blessing  pray  ; 
"With  glory  let  his  name  be  crown'd. 
Thro*  heav'n's  eternal  day ! 

675.     C.  M.     Miller. 
Church  Umon,„*Co\,  ii.  2. 
i   /^UR  souls,  by  love  together  knit, 
V^  Cemented,  mixt  in  one, 
One  hope,  one  heart,  one  mind,  one  voice, 
'Tis  heav'n  on  earth  begun. 

:Z  Our  hearts  have  burn'd,  while  Jesus  spake, 
And  glow'd  with  sacred  fire  ; 
He  stoop'd,  and  talk'd,  and  fed,  and  blestj 
And  fill'd  th'  enlarg'd  desire. 
Chorus,  L.  M. 
"  A  Saviour !"  let  creation  sing  ! 
*'  A  Saviour  !*'  let  all  heaven  ring  ! 
He's  God  with  us,  we  feel  him  ours, 
His  fulness  on  our  souls  he  pours, 
*Tis  almost  done,  *tis  almost  o'er,  "^ 

We're  joining  them  who  *re  gone  before,  > 
We  then  shall  meet  to  part  no  more.         J 

3  The  little  cloud  increases  still, 

The  heavens  are  big  with  rain ; 
We  haste  to  catch  the  teeming  show'r, 
And  all  its  moisture  drain. 

4  A  rill,  a  stream,  a  torrent  flows  ! 

But  pour  a  mighty  flood  ; 
Oh  !  sweep  the  nations,  shake  the  earth, 

'Till  all  proclaim  thee  God. 
Cho.    "  A  Saviour,"  &c. 


DOXOLOGIES. 

5  And  when  thou  mak'st  thy  jewels  up, 

And  set'st  thy  starry  crown; 
"When  ali  thy  sparkling'  gems  shall  shim:, 
Proclaini'd  by  thee  thine  own  ; 

6  !May  we,  a  little  band  of  love, 

Be  sinners,  sav'd  by  grace  ; 
From  glor)'  unto  glory  chang'd, 
Behold  thee  face  to  face ! 

676.     C.  M.     Cennick, 
Praise  to  the  /^7/23  ...Psalm  cxv.  1, 
1    ^^TOT  unto  us,  but  thee  alone, 
1^   Blest  Lair  b,  be  glory  giv'n  j 
Here  shall  thy  praises  be  begun, 
And  carried  on  in  heav'n. 

-  'Till  v/e  the  veil  of  flesh  lay  down. 
Accept  our  weaker  lays  ; 
And  when  we  reach  thy  blissful  throne, 
We'll  give  thee  nobler  pra''se. 

677.     S.  M.     liammrrrJ. 
Praise  to  the  Lamb.,.,Re\\  xv.  S. 

1  A  WAKE,  and  sing  the  song 
-tA.  Of  Mo3es  and  the  Lamb  ; 

Wake,  evVy  heart,  and  evVy  tongue^ 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love, 
Sing  of  his  rising  povt-'r  ; 

Sing  how  he  intercedes  above, 
For  those  whose  sins  he  bore, 

>        Sing  on  your  heav'nly  way, 
Ye  ransom'd  sinners,  sing  ; 
Sing  on  rejoicing,  evVy  day. 
In  Christ,  th*  exalted  King. 

A       Soon  shall  your  raptur'd  tongue 
His  endless  praise  proclaim  j 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the. song 
Ot"  Moses  and  the  Lair.b. 
Tt2 


678  DISMISSIONS. 

1.  M.     Gnjj 
Dismission, 


ers.     S.  M.     Gnjfin's  SeL 


X       /^NCE  more,  before  we  part, 
^-^  Great  God,  attend  our  pray'r  ; 
And  seal  the  gospel  on  the  heart 
Of  evVy  person  here. 
2       And  if  we  meet  no  more, 
On  Zion*s  holy  ground  ; 
O  may  we  reach  that  blissful  shore. 
Where  all  thy  saints  are  bound. 

679.     6s.     Haxvker*s  Col, 
New  Dismission, 

1  /^NCE  more,  before  we  part, 
V^  Bless  the  Kedeemer's  name  j 
Let  ev*ry  tongue  and  heart, 
Praise  and  adore  the  same. 

Chorus,     Jesus,  the  sinner's  friend, 
Him  whom  our  souls  adore  ; 
His  praises  have  no  end  : 
Praise  him  for  evermore. 

2  Lord,  in  thy  grace  we  came, 
That  blessing  still  impart  \ 
"We  meet  in  Jesu's  name, 
In  Jesu's  name  we  part. 

3  Still  on  thy  holy  word 

We'd  live,  and  feed,  and  grow— 
Go  on  to  know  the  Lord, 
And  practise  what  we  know. 

4  Here,  Lord,  we  came  to  live, 
And  in  thy  truth  increase  ; 
All  that's  amiss  forgive. 
And  send  us  home  in  peace, 

[o  Now,  Lord,  before  we  part. 
Help  us  to  bless  thy  name  ; 
May  every  tongue  and  heart 
Praise  and  adore  the  same.] 


DISMISSIONS.  680 

680.     7s.     Newton, 
At  parting..,.  ^Qis  xx.  32. 
1   XrOR  a  season  cali'd  to  part, 

J?    Let  us  now  ourselves  commend 

To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 

Of  our  ever-present  friend. 
3  Jesus,  hear  our  humble  pray'r  ; 

Tender  Shepherd  of  thy  sheep  ; 

Let  thy  mercy  and  thy  care 

All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

3  In  thy  strength  may  we  be  strong  j 
Sweeten  ev'ry  cross  and  pain  ; 
Give  us,  if  we  live,  ere  long 
Here  to  meet  in  peace  again, 

[4  Then  if  thou  thy  help  afford, 
Ebenezers  shall  be  rear'd  ; 
And  our  souls  shall  praise  the  Lord, 
Who  cur  poor  petitions  heard.] 

681.     8s.     Hart, 
God  an  unchangeable  Friend., .,Fs2i\m  xlviii.  14« 

1  'T^HIS  God  is  the  God  we  adore, 

-*"     Our  faithful,  unchangeable  friend  ; 
Whose  love  is  as  large  as  his  pow'r, 
And  neither  knows  measure  nor  end. 

2  'Tis  Jesus,  the  first  and  the  last. 
Whose  Spirit  shall  guide  us  safe  home  i 
We'll  praise  him  for  all  that  is  past, 
And  trust  him  for  all  that's  to  come. 

682.     1 04  th.     Hammond. 
God  an  tinchangeable  friend.. „Ps^\v()  xxx.  4,  5^ 

1  IF  Jesus  is  ours,  we  have  a  true  friend, 

-■'  His  goodness  endures  the  same  to  the  end  ;; 
Our  comforts  may  vary,  our  frames  may  decline. 
We  cannot  miscarry,  our  aid  is  divine. 

2  Tho'  God  may  delay  to  shew  us  his  light. 
And  heaviness  may  endure  for  a  night ; 


GS3  DISMISSIONS. 

Yet  joy  in  the  morning  shall  surely  abound  , 
•  No  shadow  of  turning  in  Jesus  is  found. 

683.    .104th.     BhdarCs  CoL 
Frahe  to  the  Saviour. 
1   f~\  WHAT  shall  I  do,  my  Saviour  to  praise  ? 
V^   So  faithful  and  true,  so  plenteous  in  grace  ; 
So  strong  to  deliver,  so  good  to  redeem 
The  weakest  believer,  that  hangs  upon  him  ! 

3  Hov/  happy  the  man,  whose  heart  is  set  free  ! 
The  people  who  can  be  jo}ful  in  thee; 
Their  joy  is  to  walk  in  the  light  of  thy  face. 
And  still  they  are  talking  of  Jesus's  grace, 

3  Their  daily  delight  v/ill  be  in  thy  name  ; 

They  shall,  as  their  right,  thy  righteousness  claim  ; 
Thy  righteousness  wearing,  and  cleans'd  by  thy 

blood, 
Bold  shall  they  appear  in  the  presence  of  God. 

684.     14Sth.     Nc-wton* 
At  parting, 
'"T^O  thee  our  wants  are  known, 
-«•     From  thee  are  all  our  powVs  : 
Accept  what  is  thine  own, 
And  pardon  what  is  ours  ; 
Our  praises  Lord,  and  pray*rs  receive, 
And  to  thy  word  a  blessing  give. 

685.     8.  7,     Newton, 
At  parting,  ».2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 
t   11  T  AY  the  grace  of  Christ,  our  Saviour, 
-LVA    And  the  Fithrr's  boundless  love, 
"^A'^ith  the  holy  Spirit's  'avour, 
Rest  upon  us  irom  above. 

3  Thus  may  we  rJ>!(j..^  in  union, 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord  : 
And  possess,  in  sweet  communion^ 
Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 


DISMISSIONS.  686 

686.     8.  7.     Deacon's  Col, 
Nexv  Dismissions. 

1  T    ORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessings 
X-i  Bid  us  all  depart  in  peace  ; 

Still  on  gospel  manna  feeding, 
Pure,  seraphic  joys  increase. 

2  Fill  each  breast  with  consolation  j 

Up  to  thee  our  voices  raise  ; 
When  we  reach  thy  blissful  station, 
Then  we'll  give  thee  nobler  praise* 

Chorus,     And  sing  hallelujah 

To  God  and  the  Lamb, 
For  ever,  and  ever, 
Hallelujah,  Amen. 

687.     8.  7.  4,     Taylor* s  CoL 
At  parting, 

1  T  ORD,  vouchsafe  to  us  thy  blessing  ; 
-■— i  Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace  j 
Let  us  now,  thy  love  possessing. 

Triumph  in  redeeming  grace  : 
O  refresh  us  ! 
Travelling  thro'  this  wilderness. 

2  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 

For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation. 

In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound. 
May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

3  So,  whene'er  the  signal's  given, 

Us  from  earth  to  call  away, 
Borne  on  angels'  wings  to  heav'n, 

Glad  the  summons  to  obey  : 
May  we  ever 
Reign  with  Christ  in  endless  day. 


6^B  130XOLOGIE6. 

688.     L.  M.     Kenn, 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  ali  blesshigs  JioWf 
Praise  him  all  creatures  here  below, 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heav*nly  host, 
Praise  Father,  Sen,  and  holy  Ghos:. 

689.  L.  M.     Dorringion* 

GREAT,  everlasting  God,  to  thee, 
In  essence  OnQ^  in  persons  Thred  ; 
May  ail  thy  works  their  tributes  bring. 
And  evVy  age  thy  glory  sing. 

690.  L.  M.     Dixon's  Psalmodtjt 

HOLY,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God, 
All  things  declare  thy  Majesty  : 
Angels  and  men  aloud  do  cry, 
Glory  to  thee,  O  Lord,  most  high. 

691.  L.  M.     Ancn» 

■13R  AISE  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
J*-     And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One  : 
Ye  hosts  above,  his  praise  proclaim, 
And  ev*ry  creature  say,  amen. 

692.  C.  IM.     Wallhu 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
Your  grateful  voices  raise  ; 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One. 
Give  an  immortal  praisfe. 

•      693.     C.  M.     Hod^on\s  Col. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  holy  Ghost, 
The  God  whom  we  adore. 
Be  everlasting  honors  paid, 
Henceforth,  for  evermore. 

G94.     C.  IVI.     Maxxvell. 

ALL  glory  to  th'  Eternal  Three, 
And  undivided  One  ; 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  be 
Coequal  honors  done. 


DOXOLOGIES.  m 

695.  S.  M.     Hur.iphry's  CcL 
i        WJ^  h\z?>s  the  Father's  name, 

V  V     Who  chose  us  in  his  love  ; 
To  God  the  Son  we  give  the  same. 
Our  Advocate  above. 
2       The  Spirit,  too,  we  bless, 
And  raise  his  honors  high, 
Who  conquers  by  his  sov*reign  grac^.^ 
And  brings  us  strangers  nigh, 

696.  S.  INI.     Maxwell, 
*T^O  the  Etemal  Three, 

-*-     In  will  and  essence  One  j 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  be 
Coequal  honors  done. 

69r.     rs.     MeacPs  CoU 

SING  we  to  our  God  above. 
Praise  eternal  as  his  love : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  heav'nly  host, 
Father,  Son,  and  holy  Ghost. 

698,  S.  6.  8.     Boden's  Col.     - 

1  nrO  God,  who  chose  us  in  his  Son^ 

Ere  time  its  course  began ; 
To  Chriiit,  v/ho  left  his  radiant  throuc^ 

And  dy'd  for  wretched  man  j 
To  God  the  Spirit,  who  applies 
The  Lamb's  atoning  sacrince — - 

2  To  the  Eternal,  equal  Three, 

The  undivided  One, 
i.et  saints  and  angels  both  a^ree 

To  give  the  praise  alone  ; 
In  earth,  in  heav'n,  by  all  ador'd.«.«. 
The  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord. 

699.  148th.     Ucajoyr'G  CcL 
O  God  the  Father's  thront. 

Your  highest  honors  rp.ise  5 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
lo  God  the  Spirit,  prais€  * 


1 


700       DOXOLOGIES— CHORUSSES. 

Wuh  all  our  pow'rs,  eternal  King, 
"i'hy  name  we  sing,  nhile  faith  adores. 

700.     8.  8.   6.     Bart. 

YE  saints  of  God,  }our  voices  raise, 
And  sing  th'  eternal  Father's  praise, 
And  glorify  the  Son : 
Give  glory  to  the  ho's  Ghost, 
Ad(5  join  with  all  th'  angelic  host, 
1  o  bless  the  great  'I'hree-One. 

701.     10s.     Brown. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  ever  blest, 
Eternal  praise  and  worship  be  addrest; 
From  age  to  age,  ye  saints,  his  name  adore. 
And  spread  his  fame,'tiU  time  shall  be  no  more, 

CHORUSSES: 

1.  L.  M.     Faxvcett. 

GREAT  God,  thy  waiting  servants  bless^ 
And  crown  thy  gospel  with  success* 

2.  L.  M.     Swain, 

YE  saints,  proi  laiin,  in  joyful  strains, 
Jesus,  the  king  of  glory,  reigns. 

3.  L.   M.     Swain. 

SHOUT   for  the  Lord  the  Saviour's  comev 
Let  all  the  nations  make  him  room. 


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4.  L.   M.     Sxvain. 
RAISE  ye  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  praise, 
riosanna  to  the  God  of  grace. 

5.  L.   M.     Wesley. 
\V  immortal  God  for  rac  hath  dy'dj 

My  Lord,  my  Love  was  crucifi'd. 

G.     L.  M.     Swam* 
O  him  that  lives,  but  once  was  slaip, 
Jic  honor,  pow'r,  and  prnise,  Amen. 


CHORUSSES.  ^ 

^     L.  M.     Anon, 

LET  s"cts,  and  names,  and  parties  fall, 
Ai.d  Jesus  Christ  be  all  in  all. 

8.  L.  M.     Whitfield's  CoL 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  hallelujah, 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  hallelujah, 
HallcVujah,  halleiujah, 
Halleiivjah,  praise  ye  the  Lord. 

9.  C.  M.    Stennetu 

TO  Christ  ihe  Lord,  let  ev'ry  tonguiej' 
A  grateful  off 'ring  bring  : 
When  he's  the  subject  of  the  song 
Who  can  refuse  to  sing  ? 

10.  S.  M.     Dobi4L 

O  Praise  the  Lord,  ye  saints^ 
And  hymns  of  glory  sing  ; 
lie  will  redress  your  long  complaint^,, 
And  swift  deliv'rance  bring. 

11.  S.  M.     FawcetU 

O'TIS  a  sweet  employ, 
To  join  in  worship  here; 
Bat  when  in  heav'n,  how  great  the  joy, 
To  see  each  other  there  ! 

12»     7s.     Barnard's  Coh 

SAINTS,  with  joy  lift  up  your  i^y&s  ; 
See,  your  Saviour  mounts  the  skies ; 
Stop,  ye  seraphs,  drop  the  wing. 
Lend  your  harps,  and  help  to  sing. 

13.     7s.     Sandiland^s  CoL 

GLORY  be  to  God  above,  hal. 
Praise  him  for  his  boundless  love ;  haL 
Who  on  high  his  Son  has  rais'd,  halt 
Let  his  name  be  ever  prais'd.  hal. 


U  eiiORUSSES. 

U.     S.  7.     McScy.      ' 

GLORY,  honor,  praise,  and  pow%', 
To  the  Lamb  be  ever  paid : 
Let  new  blessings  ev'ry  hour 
Rest  on  his  adored  head. 

15.     8.  4.  7.     SymoncPs  Col. 

GLORY,  honor,  praise  and  power 
Be  unto  the  Lamb  forever; 
Jesus  Christ  is  our  Redeemer, 

Hallelujah, 

Hallelujah,  praise  the  Lordf 


INDEX. 


A  Hymn 

AARON",  his   sacrifice  ty. 

pical  of  Christ's  death     124 

Abraham'' s  God  236 

Intercession  for  Sodonn  451 

Prayer  for  Ishmael  465 

Acceptance ,t\\ro\xf;\i  Christ 

done       21,  124,  174—176 
Access  to   God  bv   Christ 

alone  651 

Accursed  tree  56 

Actiiiity  in  religion  505,  646 
Adavi,  first  and  second  v*  v.  49 
Admission  into  church  fel- 
lowship 413,  414,  552,  553 
Adoption,  160,  161,  272,  277 
Affliction,  pleading  with 
God  under  it  162,  163 

Sanctified  278, 603, 604,  625 
627 
Sweet  164—166,  257 

Agonies  of   Christ   in  the 

garden  S07,  v.  v.  566 

Agur''s  prayer  167 

Mann  of  fire  304 

All,  in  All,  Christ  the  be- 
liever's 55 — 57,  86 
in  Christ         154,  207,  320 
In  God  655,  656 
Auicn         V.  ix.  Zo2,  v.  vi.  587 
V.  vi.  435 
A.natbema  Maranatha  168 
Anvels,    appearing  to   the 
shepherds     28—30,  32,  33 
Fallen,  passed  by  31 
Jesiis,  seen  of                   130 
Joy   in  sinners'  conver- 
sion                    284,  637 
Ministering    to    Christ 

and  Saints  169 

Their  reply  to  the  wo- 
men 49 
Anger                                        170 
4'nti-Cbrist^5  fall  predicted  425 


Apostacy 
Deprecate  I 

Arky  Noah's 
A7-7n  of  the  Lord 
Ar-rnour,  spiri  u  il 


Hvmn 

'400 

563,  564 

171,  172 

G65 

C44 


Ascension  of  Chr'st         49 — 53 

Ask,  what  shall  I  give  thee  530 

531 

What  thou  wilt  In  Je- 

sus's  name  v.  iv.  23 

Association  3,  208—216 

312—317,   385—387—405 

_407— 415,  416,  437,  513 

555,  615 

Assurance  173,  233,  650 

Atoneineiit  oi Chr\sx  151,174 — 

177,  219,  633 

Autumn  5fc4 

Av:akeiied  sinner  229,  231 

B 
BABYLON'S     fall      pre- 
dicted 178,  4^9 
Backslider,  his  fall  and  re- 
covery 40 
Invited  to  return       67,  590 
Returned  179,  278,  437,488 
637 
Backslidings  dreaded  563,  564 
Baptisrn,  Eunuch's               189 
lufants'                    180—187 
Missionaries  to   house- 
holds                             188 
Barren  church  lamented     209 
Fig. tree                               622 
Bajtinieus'  prayer                 190 
Believing   in    Chri&t,    the 
comforts  of  it       1 ,  2,  226, 
296,  364 
In  God             266,  294,  4^3 
Beggat's  prayer                     192 
Benefits  by  Christ'i.  death     27 
317,  52 ) 
BeH  things                           617 


INDEX. 


Hymn 

JictLcsda's   pool,  4th  part,  118 
192,  193 
Not  like  Jesu's  blood         76 
.Bible  194—196 

Indited  by  God  ihe  Spir- 
it 194 
.Birth-day  hymn                    271 
Of  Christ           28—34,  570 
£.'c:;ei.}ig  requested  of  the 
word     507—510,  512,  513 
515 
Ulind  man's   prayer,    5th 
part                          118,   190 
Once,   but  now  1  see       197 
B-cod  of  Christ,  its  value      75 
76,  124,  219,  328,  364,  463 
633 
Of  sprinkling  114 
^odiej   of  the  saiilts,  the 

care  of  God  294,  302 

Boldiiesi  in  Glirist's  cause  305 
Bock  of  life  321,  532 

Books  opened  376 

Boi'u  again  (see    Conver- 
sion) 198 
Brand  plucked  out  of  the 

fire  199 

Br€thren,\ove  to  them  401,  675 
Building  on  the  rock  65,  74 
Burdens-  spiritual  201,  202,  626 

C 
CALLING  8c  gloriecatlon  569 
Eilectual  203,  273 

To  the  ministry       457,  458 
Gahary  36—40,  45,  560—562 
Canaan,  heavenly  121,  2d 
part  236 

View  of  it  248,  338 

Way  to  it  150 

Canaanites  still  in  the  land  598 
Captives*  liberty  proclaim-  145 
ed  524, 551 

Cast  down,  but  not  destroy- 
ed 205 
Yet  hoj)ing     204—206,  262 
Cuusts  loo   hard  brought 

to  the  Lord  202 

Cuenwhi.U  law  632 

Charity        217,  213,  395,  3S'6 


Ilrmu 
Schools  395,  603—614 

Children,  given  to  God  in 
baptism  80—187 

Included  in  the  covenant  490 
Of  God  described  161 

CLrist,  Aaron  124 

Adam  the  second  v.  v.  49 
Advocate  21,  54,  92—94 
V.  ii.  116 
All  in  All  55— 57,  v.iii.  116 
Ambassador  of  peace  110 
Angel  of  the  covenant  110 
Ark  171,  172 

Balmof  Gilead         58,  117 
Body  of  the  Church  83 

Branch  of  Jesse  570 

Brazen  serpent  59 

Bread  of  life  60 

Breaker  61 

Bridegroom  62 

Brightness    of  the  Fa- 
ther's glory  V.  vi.  34 
Brother  v.  iii.  55.  v.  ii.  116 
V.  iii.  528 
Builder  of  the  church  63,  615 
Burden  of  the  Song  100, 102 
108,  390 
Captain  of  salvation        535 
Chief  among  ten  thou- 
sand 370 
Comforter  64 
Concpieror  51 
Consolation  of  Israel  v.  iii. 
177 
Corner  stone  65 
Counsellor  3d  part  28,  v.  ii. 
116 
Crowned  Lord  of  all  66 — 68' 
Desire  of  all  nations         72 
Desire  of  all  saints  69 
Door                              70,  71 

Chriit,  eternal  life  87 

Example  170,  404 

Excellency  of  72,  286-' 

Father  3d  part  28,  v.  ii.  116 
Fore-runner  73 

Foundation  74 

lountaiu  75:  76,  364 


mDEX. 


Hymn 

Cin'if.  Friend 78,  v.ii.  116 

best  79,  of  sinners  77 

Fulness  of  133,  306 

Gift  cf  God  80 

Glory  of  the  church  63 

God  with  us  90 

Governments  of  worlds 
on  his  shoulders  v.   ii. 
3d  part  28 

Guest  81,  326 

Guide  82 

Head  of  the  church  83.  v.  ii. 
511 
Healer  84 

Hiding-place  ^S 

Him  86,  87 

Husband  62 

Immanuel  88—90 

Immutable  91 

Intercessor         92—94,  471 
Jesus  369,370,  precious 

97,  98,  yet  alive  48" 

King  100,  King;,  of  kings 

V.  i.  311 
King  of  righteousness 

109,  of  saints  99 

Lamb,  of  God  101,  247 
Lamb,  praise  to  102,390 
676,  ^77 
Lamb,  worihy  is  the  102 
390 
Leader  v.  v.  644 

Life  of  the  Soul  103- 

Light  104,  146 

Living  Stone  105,  living 

Wav  152 

Lord  of  all  66—68,88 

Love  27,  405 

Loving-kindness  106 

Man,  our  peace  "    107 

Master    v.  ii.  511,  v.  vi.  553^ 
Mediator  67,  562 

Melchisedec  108,  109 

Jvlessenger  of  the  cove- 
nant no 
Messiah  111 
Islightv  God  3d  pan,  28 
Morning  S:ar  112 
Needful  (one  dung)        113 


Ifymn- 

Christ,  offspring  of  David  137 
Paschal  Lamb  114,  632,633 
Passover  114,  558,  632,  635 
Peace  our  107 

Pearl  of  great  price  '15,  lid- 
Physician  of  the  soul  58, 117 
Physician    of   the   soul 

and  body  118—120 

Pilot  '      121,  122,  602 

Plant  of  Renown  84. 

Priest,  Great  High  123,  176 
Priesthood  of  124 

Prince  of  Peace   3d  part  26 
53 
Pronhet,  Priest  &  King 

V.  i.  322,  492 


Propitiator 

174- 

176 

Ransom 

125 

Record 

126 

Redeemer 

\27, 

130 

Praise  to 

123,  129, 

131 

Refuge 

152. 

Riciies  of 

133 

Righteousness 

,  Lord  out 

134 

Rock  74,  higher  than  I  136 

V.  iii. 

347 

Rock  smitten 

135 

Rose  of  Sharon        138, 

139 

Saci*ifice  our 

124, 

56* 

Samson 

140 

Saviour    141, 

57^,  571, 

683 

Scape  Goat 

128, 

632 

Shepherd 

70,  144, 

25v>^ 

Good  142,  Oi 

nnipoteni 

143 

Shlloh 

591 

Stone    (cut  out   of,  the 

mountain) 

V.  iii. 

426- 

Strong  hold 

145 

Sun  of  Righteousness 

104 

146 

Treasure 

V.  iii.  So 

147 

Tree  of  Life 

V.  iv 

153^ 

Truth 

V.  iv 

152 

Unchangeable    148,   v. 

iv.  603 

6.'3.> 

Vine 

149^ 

i       Wav  152,  good  Old  Way 

1  1.51,  high  Way  lo^i^-^ 

I       Wbdoia  153,  15-i 


INDEX. 


Hymn 

(^rist,  wonderful  3d  part,  28 

Cburcb,  afflicted  208 

Barren  209 

Completed  535 

Described  210 

Formed  417,  418,  507 

In  a  low  condition  216 

Increase  pravedfor  213.214 

216,  425—437,  665.  668 

Latter-day  glory    310,  315 

421,  428 

On  earth  &:  heaven  one  211 

§oUcctions     217,218,395,396 

For  Sunday-schools         395 

608—614 

Communion  with  Christ     285 

641 

V/ith  Gcd  481,  511 

With  saints     401,  555,  675 

Gomplaint  of  hardness  of 

heart  328,  329 

Of  inability  to  do  good  352 

Of  inconstancy       327,  351 

Of  in-dvvelHng  sin  598 

Of  ministers  518 

Of  unfruitfulness  622 

Complete  in  Christ       272,  306 

Salvation  176,  566 

Condemnation,      norie     to 

them  that  believe  631 

Confidence  in  God         288,  289 
Of  heaven     244,  248,   257 
650 
Conflict  between  flesh  and 
spirit  219 

Divided  heart  lamented  222 
Conflict  between    sin    and 
holiness  220,  221,  598 

He. shall   overcome  at 
last  645 

Conscience  v.  vi.  583 

Contentment  532,  605,  657 

Con'version,  a  work  of  sov- 
ereign grace  224,  225,  229 
2,31,284 
Of  a  sinner,  or  joy    in 

heaven         284,  589,  637 
Of  Paul,  behold  he  prav- 
eth  '    223 


Hymn 

Conversion,  of  the  Jailor     226 
Of  the  Thief  227,411 

Of  Zacchens  228,  664 

True  convert  230 

Convictio^i  far  sin  514 

Convinced  sinner  encoura- 
ged Z55,  356,  362— J66 

Courage  305,  344,  o\5 

Covenant  between  Father, 

Son,  and  Spirit  565 

Children  included  in  the  490 
Everlasting  235 

God  236 

Love  234 

Of  grace  148,203,272,276 
o'6,  565 
Of  works  renounced        394 
Rainbow  of  171,  232 

Stability  of  233 

Support  in  trouijle  629 

Unchangeable  25 

Creation  2,  10,   237,    238 

607 

And  providence  497 

Of  man  237,  238 

Cross  of  Christ  36 — 45 

560—562 

Taken  up  96,  588 

Crosses,  prayer  answered 
by  them  624 

Welcomed  625 

Crown  of  glory  promised    644 
D 

JDJI^KNJLSS,  hope  in        342 
1 1 /ily  bread  prayed  for 

200,  475 

Deatib  and  eternity  593 

And  judgment  252 

A  sleep  to  saints  258,  470 
Comfort  in  25? 

laying  saint  to  his  soul  259 
Farewell  246,  671 

King  of  terrors  v.  iv.  245 
Of  a  brotJier255,  Friend  647 
Of  a  minister  250 

Of  a  saint  and  sinner  340 
Of  a  sister  256 

Of  children  240—243 

Of  young  persgns  244,  661 


INDEX. 


Hymn  j 
Deach,  preparation  for    it 
desired  v.  viii.  239,  v. 

vi.  242,  483 
V.  vi.  5S4 
Saint,  entering  heaven    249 
254 
Saint,  safety  in  death       121 
Support  in  253 

Uncertain  245 

Unknown  world  239 

Victory  over  death  251 

Dcceitfuh-ess  of  sin  595 

Decrees  of  God  260,  261 

Deity  of  Shrist         Sd  part  28 
V.  vi.  34,  90,  91.   133 
306,  542,  570 
Dejected,  yet  hoping  262 

Dc'/^j?,  dangerous  '  583 

Ddigkt  in  God's  house        503  ^ 
511,  669 
In  punlic  worship  505 

Delherames  263, 453 

Despair,  hope  in         347,  348 
Prevented  265 

SintuI  123,  264 

Devils  believe  and  tremble  266 
DiS7nissionllvnvAS       82,  671 
637 
Dives  and  Lazarus  340 

Divided  heart  lam.ented  222 
i)/<y/r.j>v  of  Christ  (seeDeity)35 
Door,  Christ  knocking  81,  325 
Doubting  christian  267,  301 
Doubts  suppressed  288—296 
Doxologies  159,  688—701 

*Dry  weather  580,  581 

Duties  and  privileges  516 

Difficulties  thereof  sur- 
mounted 373 
E 
^J7?Xr  piety             612,  660 
Rising,  its  pleasure  438 
Rising,  sabbath  mornings 

6-8 
Rising,  for  public  worship 

543 
Earthly  things,  their  van- 
ity 652—657 
^artbquaie  268 


Hymn 

Ebevezer  v.  Iv.  204,  269—271 
V.  vi.  344,  V.  ill.  630 
Education  of  vouth  608—614 
Election  234,  272—277,  569 
Elijah  fed  by  ravens  49w 

Eyicourage'inent    (see  invi- 
tation) 
To  spread  the  gospel      312 
425.  427,  437 
To  the  weak  in  faith      301 
347 
To  youth  to  seek  Christ  660 
Enemies  love  to  them         404 
Ephraivi's  repentance         278 
Eschol's  grapes  243 

Eternal  life  279 

Eternity  281,  620 

Joyful  and  tremendous   280 
Evening  hymns  282—284,  550 
And  morning  285 

Everlasting\o\ii  173,  203,  229 
Eutychxts  brought  to  life  284 
Exaltation  of  Christ  52 

Examtle  of  ancient  saints 

290,  291 
Of  Chnst  170,  40i 

Exhortation  to  saints  291,  422 
To  sinners  360,400, 517 

599,  6CI 

FAITH,  exploits  of  290 

Fainting  347 

In  Christ  292 

In  God  288,  289 

Its  author,  and  precious  295 
Irs  purity  26S 

Justihcation  by  384» 

Of  believers  136 

Of  devils  266 

Reviving  174 — 176 

Strong  233,  293 

Struggling  with  unbelief  301 
Triumph  of  294 

Victorious  296 

View  of  ancient  saints  291 
V/eakness  of  it  346 

Woman  of  Canaan  287 

Fall  of  man  lamented  219 
And  recovery    85,  234,  521 


!Nt)EX. 


Hymn 

yall  oi  Babylon  predicted  178 
429 
Family  worship  300,  478 

Famine  288,  289 

Farevidl  246,  65e>,  671 

Fast-day  hymns  450,  451 

Father,  God  a  345 

Fatherless     and     widows 

helped  217,  218 

J'ear  dissipated  301,303 

I  will  trust,  &.C.  630 

Not  302,631 

Of  death  removed  254 

Felix  trembling  514 

Fellovoship  of  the  saints  401, 675 
Wuh  God  544,652 

Fig-tree  v.  vi.  380,  620 

Fire,  alarm  of  304 

Flesh  and  spirit  219 

Fo/lntving  Christ  96,  373 

The  saints  538 

Fool,  the  rich  surprised       653 
Forgiveness  462 

i)esired  420,  463 

God  ready  to  forgive       264 
Forms  vain  witliout   reli- 
gion 377 
Fortitude                       305,  469 
Frie7ids  meeting  and  part- 
ing                      671—687 
Funeral  (see  Death) 
J?w?«r?j;^comnnttedfoGod  239 
^                            271,  499.  500 

G 
it^T^X^  of  the  Spirit  longed 

for  155,  V.  iv.  157 

€arme?its  of  Chiist,  able 

to  heal  119 

Gaziyig  on  the  cross         40,45 
Gethsemanc  307.  v.  v.  366 

Glory  of  Christ  the  Medi- 
ator 67 
i;of/AllinAll  V.  V.  533 
Almighty  1 
Being,  2,  607 
Condescension  3 
Creator  2,  10,257,^38,502 
Decrees  of  260,  261 
Pominion  of  4 


Hymn 
God,  eternal  4,  5,  3.1 1 

Exaltation  of  6 

Faithful  7,  344 

Father     160,301,303,345 
Father,    Friend,  Guide 

V.  V.  353 
Goodness  of  9 

Greatness  of  10 

Helper,  Counsellor, and 

Guide  513 

Holiness  of  12 

Holiness  8c  justice  united  11 
Ininiutable  13 

Incomprehensible  14 

infinite  311 

Invisible  v.  iii.  24,  311 

Justice  and  mercy  united  11 
Knowledge  of  26 

Light  ^  104 

Long-sulTering  of  600 

Love  of  15,  16 

Love  unchangeable  148,272 
Majesty  of  10,  12,  17 

Mercvof  11,19,20 

Mercies  of  18,  419 

Omnipotent  1 

Omniscient  21,  22 

Omr/i])resent  22 

Our  God  303 

Precious  8 

Poxver  of        4,  10,  23,  473 
Patience  of  600 

Reasoning  with  men  264,36p; 
Refuge  527 

Sun  342 

Spirit  24 

Strength  of  23 

Tru^h  of  7,  19 

Unchangeable    25,  248,  681 
Unerring  wisdom  532 

Wisdom  of       .  2$ 

Godhfado£CYy\^x  (see  De- 
ity of  Christ) 

G<9c^/;Hfw,its  fruits  290, 291, 294. 

Goodness  of  God  in  giving 

his  Son  16,  356 

Gc^pel  feast;         212,  358,  359 
Fir5L  preached  at  Jeru- 
salem 313 


INDEX. 


Hymn 
Gospel,  £i-eenez5  o£  it   355,357 
Go,  preach  my   gospel 

312,431 
Harvest  315,423 

Joyful  sound  314 

Jubilee  524,.  551 

Kingdom  come  31 6 

Ivlessage  617 

Net  504 

Spread  of  it  desired  (see 

Cliurch) 
Trumr.et  517 

Grctce,  adopting   150,  161,  272 
Converting  223—231 

Distinguishing  323 

>  Efncacioas  225 

Free  277,  324 

Fruit  of  231,  273,  274 

Given   us  in  Christ  be- 
fore the  worli  began 

272,  274 


Growing  in 

157 

Increased  by  trials 

624 

Inexhaustible 

320 

Miracle  of 

224, 

322 

Power  of 

224r, 

251 

-#  Kiches  of 

474 

Salvation  by  (see 

salva 

tion) 

321 

Saved  by 

318 

Sovereign         411 

444, 

634 

Sufficient 

319 

Super  abounding 

634 

Grateful  recollection 

269- 

-271 
623 

Gratitude                 18 

419, 

497 

To  Christ 

322, 

6-S3 

Grave  and  heaven 

o25 

H 

HABITATION,  going  to 

a  new  one 

298 

Seeking  one 

297 

Settling  in  one 

299 

"Worship 

300 

Hand  of  God 

241, 

303 

H'Vinah^s  prayer 

484 

JEr<7/j/?//;e*.f  attending  d 

ivine 

wisdom 

153, 

154 

I»God 

544, 

545 

Hymn 
Happiness  of  being  inChrisi 

o97,  398 

Of  being  with  Christ       249 

254,  258,  335,  336 

Happy  man 

Hardness   of  hesrt 

plained  of 


153,  154 
com- 
327—329 
divine 

11.  19 

315,  428 

580—583 

224.  332 


Jjaronony    of    the 

perfections 
H'.rvest  Gospel 

SumTiier 
Heart  evil 

Hard  and  stony  lament- 
ed 328,  329,  409 
My    Son,  give  me  thy 

heart  S81 

Surrendered  to  God         231 
v.'iii.  326 
Taken  33.:> 

^'r77)cn  anticipated  2d  part  235 
Desiring  an  interest  in  it  472 
Embarkin,7  for  heaven, 


121 

248,  650 
537,  358 
539,  655 


their  safety 
EiYiploy  of 
Hope  cf 
Promised  land 
View  of 
Heirs  of  God        160,  161,  277 
Hell  and  heaven  340 

Hell,  everlasting  misery  of  341 
380 
Praise  for  being  out  of  it  600 
Helpless  sinner  554f 

Help  obtained  269,  270 

Hidden  life  of  a  christian     397 
Holiness  desired  531,  674> 

Elected  to  273,  274 

HJy  Ijngings  641,  642 

Hope,  encouraged  23,  344,  346 
Good  hope  through  grace  34.> 
In  Christ  343 

In  darkness  342 

In  des])air  347 

Rejoicing  in  528 

Who  can  tell  348 

ILuse  of  God  1st  part  51 1 

•   Delight  in         503,  505,  669 
Humble,  pleadiiig  for  mer- 
cy 420 


INDEjI. 


Inconstancy  lamented   32/ 


Hymn 

Mitmhle  Sinner's  prayer      287 

Soul  blessed  345 

Humility  of  mind         463,  472 

Hypocrite  349 

I 
JDOL  worship  stupid  24,  310 
.Ignorance  lannented  197 

Illness    162—166,    592— 

594,  622 
Impatience   for   death  re- 
proved 350 
Imploring  the  Spirit's  re- 
turn 156 
Inability   to  do    good   la- 
mented                          352 
iTu^arnation  of  Christ     28 — 34 
570 
351 
352 
.[icrease  of  faith  and  hope 

desired  55Q 

Of  grace  624,674 

.Increase     of     Zion     (see 

Church)  v.  vi.  5d  part  2S 
Li-d-welling  bin  598 

Infaat  ])raisc  (see  Sunclav- 

school)  :4.,  353 

{rfants   given   to   God  in 

baptism  180—187 

Included    in    the    covc- 
liant  490 

Irjlaaicc  of  the  Spirii  (see 

Sjjirit) 
Inc/uiri;:g  for  the  good  eld 

way  151 

The  road  to  heaven  267,  538 
.T::7piratioii  of   tlie    scrip- 
tures 194 
Interest  in  Clirist  desived      467 
In  the  book  of  life   321,532 
Invitation,  and. yet  there  is 

room  358,  359 

Behold,  now  is  the  ac- 
cepted lime  360,  583 
<.)ome  and  see  354 
Conie  ajul  welcome  366 
Compel  them  to  come  ia  361  j 
God  reasoning  with  men  365 
Gospel  fe;/.i;t                     212  1 


Hymn 
Li'vitatioK,  I  will  in  no  wise 

cast  out  355 

To  Jerusalem  sinners       313 

Weary  invited  to  Christ  362 

363 

Whosoever  vrill  let  him 

coaie  *    3-56,  357 

J 

JABEZ's  prayer  367 

Jacob's  ladder  389 

yacob  v/restling  with  God  368 

y'ailor^s  conversion      226,  411 

ycsus,  glimpse  of  308,309,339 

Not  ashamed  of  him    95,  96 

Seen  of  angels  130 

\Vee])ingoverJerusalain  648 

Wept  643 

yev:s  and   Greeks  one  in 

Christ  421 

Prayed  for  371,  372 

yoscph  yet  alive  48 

yosbua's  resolution  300 

yo?^r;/f7,- minister  goings  a    424 

To  heaven  573  ' 

yoy,  and  rejoicing  523 

He  hath  done  all  things 

well  3W 

Ofthehun\bIe      v.  vii.  472 
yubilee  524,  551 

yu-lgmcnt,  book-s  opened     376 
Day  o73,  381,  382 

Death  and  252 

Hajjpy  meetiiig  of  body 

and  soul  38o 

l-'^"S''"'b    ^'-"^  ^  place  at 

God's  riglit  hand  378 

Midnight  cry  379,  380 

I'ra  yf  r  to  stand  inChrist's 

robes  in  judgment  v.vi.618 
Sects  vain  :   saints   arid 
sinners    only    known 
in  judgment  377 

yui.t,  living  by  faith  2L;6 

yu^t't fication  334,  651 

By  faith  381' 

K 
KRhEWi  teu'.:i         v.  vi.  254 
Kctping    of     the    unseen 

world  in  ChristV  iiand     5^ 


!NDE:t. 


Hymn 

-^ir.giom  of  Chnst      3B5— 387 

Knaixlfl^e  ana  hapj;ines3     153 

Imperfect  at  ])re£,t;at        495 

One  thin  J  1  knew  197 

L 

LAMEyriXG  af.er  the 

Lord  391 

The  absence  of  God         155 

Xan:/ of  promise         337 — 339 

Lame  cured  4th  cart   113,  119 

192,  193 

Latter-day      glory       (see 

Church) 

Launcl-ing  into  eternity  v.  iv.  4S 

122,  V.  vii.  Sot 

Lax.  and  gospel  177,  3S4 

Ceremonial         '  632 

Dead  to  it  by  the  body 

of  Christ  394 

Freed   from  it    by    the 

death  of  Chr::;t     521,  522 
Love  to  law  and  gos- 
pel 393 
No  salvation  by  it     177 y  267 
Sinners     found     v.-ant- 
ing                                  392 
Leaning  on  Christ                 215 
L^per  crying         2d  part     118 
Healed                        76,  120 
Zei-<r;ca/ sacrif.ces       124,6^2 
Liberty  spiritual    145,  33G,  524 
551 
Lif^:    hid  with   Christ  in 

God  379 

Ligbt  104,  145,  237,  342 

Little  fiock  Christ's  care     469 

Seeking  Christ's  fold       144 

Lizing  to  Christ  593 

Way  to  Christ  152 

Longing  to  be  with  Christ     89 

244,   246—248,  335,  336 

635 


to  Christ 


:99 


Lord's  dzy    41—43,540—551 
Prayer  475 

Supper  (see  Sacrament) 
Loss  of  tiie  soiil  651 — 655 

i.t'it  sheep  found  487,589,  637  i 
Fraved  for  ^?0  ' 


Hyia- 

Lot's  wife  ,  •        400 

Lo^e,  a  riower  in  grace       403 
Brotherly  401,  675 

Divine  love  405 

Lovest  thou  me  40S 

Mothers   to   their   chil- 
dren -        410 
Of  Chr^t  infinne        42,  562 
Of  Gcd  everlasting    16,  173 
^:72—:^77 
Of  God  unchangeable  25, 1 43 
681,682 
Redeeming  522,  52.> 
To  all  saints  401 
To  Christ         335,  406,  409 
To  Christ  desired   131,  168 
407 
To  enemies                        404 
Loving. jtinJiiess  of  God        106 

M 
MANSIONS,  heavenly        152 
Marriage  hymn  412 

Married  to  Christ  62 

Mariners  spiritual       121,  122 
602 
Mariner'' s  psalm  572 

Means   of   spreading  the 

gospel  encouraged        4i8 

Martyrdcin  of  Stephen        470 

Mediation  on  God's  love      154 

165 

On  the  cross  of  Christ  35,  45 

Meeting    and    parting   of 

friends  671—687 

For  social  worship  415,  4I6 
Memory  of  trie  just  bless* 

ed  290,  291 

Msrciv:  of  God  innumera- 

ble  13 

Of  God  reviewed  4t3 

Mercy  and  truth  united    11,  V} 

Implored  399^420 

Of  God  C 

Seat  482,  527 

^MefiOo^  of  sal vatioa  56"', 

Midnight  cry  379,  380 

Millennium'  350,421 

Minister,  death  of  one         250 

4Qi 


iNDEX. 


552 


556 

592 
4?3 


Hymn 

J/rn/j^fr  Going  a  journey    424 
His     address    to     i.cw 

mciTibers 
His  address  to   specta- 
tors   at    the    Lord's 
table 
Illness  of  one 
Leaving  a  people 
Nothing  without  Christ  508 
One  called  to  the  sacred 

work  457,  458 

Seeking  one  455 

Watclung  foi*  souls  -^  ):~ 

Wish  for  his  people  422 

Mhiistets      and      people, 

Christ's  care  202 

Collection  for  218,  395,  c>9'o 

Complaint  of  518 

Duty  of  460 

Ministry  of  angels        1^0,  KiQ 

Mirackn  o£  JZ hrif  t    Si,-  1 1 8  - 

120 

Mission      and     wcrk     of 

Christ  27 

Missionaries  praved  for       4-0 

Asr,  158 

Missio7iary    meetings  "!;>,    14 

312—317,  385—87,  4''5 

4c7,  665,  668 

Monthly  prayer  meetings         3 

208—216,   310,  3n— 317 

405—409.   415, 

428,    4^.7,  513, 

Morning  hymns 

And  evening 

Mhrtalrty    of    man 

Death)  211 

Mourners    blessed 


416.   4;i 
515,  615 

438—441 
285 
(see 

66>,  663 

48,  442 

619 

Murmuring  59,  344,  350 

V.  iv.  352 

Deprecated  242 

Mutability  of  the  creation     13 

N 

NAAMAN\\c:i\cCi  441 

f^'iicmi''' s  compassion  444 

Kational  deliverances  263,  453 

Kvils  sent  of  God  498 


Vri/er  and  praiac  445 — '1531  Pis^oh'a.  xo\ 


Hymn 

Nativity     of     Christ     28—34 

570 

jVi^w  meeting-house  opened  417 

418 

Year    269—271,    622,    6:,8 

659 

Koah's  Ark  171,  172 

2'^oxeviber  the  5th  453 

No'uj  is  the  accepted  tim©    356 

360,  583 

O 

OLD  age  662,  663 

One  thing  needful         113,  454 

Ordinatio7i  liyivius        455 — 460 

Out-door  worship  461 

2d  part  511 

P 

PARDOyr  desired        "         420 

For  the  vilest  sinner  141,  264 

2d  part  Al3 

Pardon  spoken  by  Christ      364 

Parents^   prayer   for   their 

children  465 

Rejoicing  in   their   con- 
version 284 
Past    enjoyments    prayed 

for  479,  587 

Mercies    encouraged  a- 
gainst  fears  301 

Pastor,  one  sought  for  of 

God  455 

Praise  for  one  received    457 

458 

Patience  desired  466 

Peace  of  the  Globe       435,  570 

S])irirual  673 

Penitent,  his  sighs  463 

Seeking  Christ  '  467 

Seeking  pardon  463 

Sinner  487,6^7 

Successful  resolve  46 i 

Perfections    of    God    (see 

God) 

Persecution  305,  469,  470 

Pe  r  server  an  ce,  final  471 

In  grace  142— 144, 1^1—173 

23  5—235,  323,  569 

Pilgrim  X^ee  Zion) 


'^4t 


1ND£ 


Hyrnn 

Pleading  for  mercy  4.20 

Pod  of  Bethesda  76,  192,  193 

Poor  in  spirit  blessed  472 

Portion,  Christ  a  55,  207 

God  a       320,  531,  533,  652 

Lord's    portion     \s    his 

people  8,    235,  272,  27o 

565 

i-bwer  and    pioviGbncc   of 

God  4 

Pra/^e  to   Chrirt  34,  616,    670 

To  God  6,  17,  26,  474,  574 

To  the  Spirit  (see  Spirit) 

To  the  Trinity       159,  v.  vl. 

307,  683 -r 01 

,  Universal  praise  233 

Prayer  475—435 

Answered  by  crosses        624 

Exhortation  to  prayer     477 

For  strayed  sheep  590 

For  sanctincatioa  674 

My  God  will  hear  me      481 

Of  a  backslider  179 

Remember  me  480 

Short  50^ 

To  God  the  Spirit   156,  ioS 

501,  512,  540.,  548 

Precious  Bible  196 

Blood  45 

Faith  295 

Jesus  97,  98,  3(^,  309 

Promises  491 

Salvation  324 

Prc^enre  of  God  desired  347;33i 

Of  God,  the  joy  of  his 

people  35,  652 

Pride  overcome  by  grace     330 

332 

Privileges   of  the  sons    of 

God  161,  516 

Promises  of  a  supply  of  all 

our  need  643 

Of   strength   according 

to  our  days  489 

Of  sufficKnt  grace  319 

Of  the  divine  presence     302 

Prodigal  son         487,  488,  637 

JIYopbecy  fulfilled  in  C hrist     32 

111 


Hymn 
Protktcy,  gospel  426,  428 

Provld-n:;:  bereaving    241,  242 
533 
Dark  494 

Elijah  fed  by  ravens        493 
LG"'rd  will  provide  500 

Mysterioas  495 

National  498 

Resignation  to  499 

Keviev,-ed  497 

To  be  explained  hereaf- 
ter 495 
Public  worship  (see  wor- 
ship) 
Pure  in  l;eart  blessed    v.  vi.  12 

^JESTION  and   answer 

(dialogue)  333 

What    think     you     of 
Christ  207 

R 
race]  christian  519 

Rain  578,  579 

Rainbow  (see  Covenam) 
Raniens  493,  495 

Reason,      an     insufficient 

guide  520 

Reconciliation  10  God   394,517 
i  Redeemi'ig  love    235,  522,  523 
Rede'tnption  26,27,317,524,525 
Finished  521, 526 

Gratitude  to  God  for  it    128 
131,  616 
Vv''onders  of  it  129,  130 

Refuge  132,  235,  527 

Regeneration  (see  Conver- 
sion) 197,  199 
Rejoicing  in  hope  528 
In  God                               474 
Religion,  its- pleasure    153,  154 
V.  V.  400,  529 
Remember  Lot's  wife  4(X) 
Remember  wiQ               411,480 
Remembering  all    the  way 
the  Lord  hath  brought 
thee  623 
Repentance            179,  351,  589 
Ephraim's  27S 
Request.                        -530,  531^ 


INDEX. 


Hymn 
jRequest,  humbtc  510 

designation  241,  242,  499,  532 
534.  603—606 
Rcsolutio7i  to  serve  the  Lord  300 
Successful  one  464 

Rest,  eternal  549 

Resurrection  and  ascension 


of  Christ 


41—53 


Of  Christ   a  pledge   of 

our's  46 

Of  the  body  2d  part  251,  535 

Retireiner.t  657 

Rich  fool  surprised  653 

Man  and  Lazarus  340 

Riches,  their  emptiness       652 

655 

Righteous  blessed  in  every 

condition  536 

Righteousness,  human  in- 

sufiicient  to  justify        651 
Imj)uted  134 

Rising  to  God  537 

Road  to  heaven  enquiring 

for  533 

/To  heaven  and  htjll  639 

i[w/er's  daughter       '  485 

S 

SJBBAm         44,  46,  52,  51 

4tli  part  513,  540—551 

Sacramtnt       36—45,  212,  353 

359,  552—562 

Safety  in  a  storm  602 

Of  Christ's  sheep       91—94 

U3,  272.471,634 

Ja//ifi' conquer  through  the  • 

blojd  of  the  Lamb       291 
.     Dead  to  the  law  by  the 

body  of  Christ  394 

Salvation  a])j)roach!ng  257 

By    Father,    Son,    and 

Spirit  565,  693 

By  grace  234,  274,  321 

By  Justice  11 

Complete  176,  5oo,  563 

Fr-.-e  56'5,  369 

Oi  sinners  (see  Conver- 
sion) 
Pre^i.-as  324 

V,^iU;jf  salvation  567 


Hymn 

Sanctijlcatlon   and  growth 

desired  120.  674 

Satan  cannot  love  266 

Repulsed  265 

Scripture  (see  Bible) 

Sea  preserved  by  572 

Seasons  of  the  year     573 — 536 

Secret  prayer  478 

Sects  of  religion  310,  277,  421 

Secd-tivie  582 

Seeking  Christ  467 

Christ's  litile  flock  144 

For  pardon  463,  468 

God  478,  587 

S'f//'^  dedication  553 

Denial  588 

KeHcciion  250 

Seriousness  prayed  for  620 

Scr7nons,  hy  mns  before  and 

after  501—518 

Sheep  of  Christ  secure  (see 
safety) 
Lost  sheep  found     203,  589 
Strayed,  prayed  for  590 

i  Sichiess  and  death  593 

And  recovery  594,  622 

Prayer   for  a  sick  Min- 
ister 592 
^;«,  a  burden        205,351,649 
And    hcliuess,    conflict 

with  220,221,598 

Decei:fal  595 

Hating  sin  81,  596 

Sim  drov.'ned  in  the  blocd 

of  Chri  :t  221,  522 

Lamented  219 

Pardoned  124,  128 

Transferred  to  Christ       597 

Sh>ai  and  Calvary  229 

.S'/^ce-'vYy  desired  231,327 

Si;:ners,  and  saints    in  the 

■wreck  of  nature  375 

Convinced  223—231 

Found  u  anting  392 

Invited  lo  Christ     354 — 356 

360-366,  517,  599 

Sinners  repenting,  accepted 

179,  487,  488,  637 
Sion  (see  Church) 


INDEX. 


Hyma 
Sluggard  Teijro\'ed  583 

^cf/o;;i'jr -destruction  601 

Soldiers  of  Christ  64-i^ 

Sons  of  God  160,  151,  272,  277 
Soul,  worth   and  loss  of  it 

654,  653 
SoKcr  512,  515 

Spirit,  God,  his  influence 

155—158,    50r,    6o6,  435 
640 
Praise  to  157,  435,  512,  548 
Prayer  t3  (see   Prayer) 
Spring  575—577 

Strength  of  Israel  vviil  not  He  23 
Starry  cro^vn  1,  8,  293 

Stephen   (the  £rst   martyr 
who  died  ijx  the  gos- 
pel) 4ro 
Stone  zwx.  out  of  :he  mouh- 

talrt  426 

St'j77y  heart  larr.ented    328,  329 
Submission   to    the    will  of 
God    241,  242,  532— 

534.  C03— 506 
He  hath  done  all  things 

well  374 

To   bereaviv.g  providen- 
ces 241,242,533 
Szcccess  of  prayer  463,  483,  485 


Sui 


'.nzs    of  Christ  36 — 


45,  307,  560—562 
6'M?7i'»r^r  and- harvest  580 — 583 
Sunday -Schools  608 — 614 

Surrender  231,  553 

To  infant  love  562 

T 
7'ABOR'z  Tnoant  v.  v.  346 

7'eachi:gs  of  the  Spirit  501,  507 
Tehel  3?3 

Tempest  132 

Te-mtle  (Christ  the  buikl- 

'er)  ^2^,  65,  105 

Completed  615 

Ternptaticn  ?32,  623 

Tempted  saint       132,  267,  623 

Thankagi'oing-days  263,449 

452,  453 
Thief  on  the  cross  227,  411 
S'^:V4?y souls  invited toChrist357 


Hyrr.;. 

Throne  of  grace  454 

Thundtr  618 

Time  and  eternity  620 

In  God's  hands         261,  533 

Now    is    the    accepted 

time  360,  o83 

Short  619 

To-dav,  the  voice  of  wis- 
dom 583 
To-^/icrra-r.s   the   language 

of  folly  58.'5 

Trmis-figuration  of  Christ        35 

Traveller's  psalm  572 

Treaiwre  in  heaven  621 

Tree,  barren  622 

Of  knowledge  v.  iii.  195 

Of  life  V.  iv.  153 

The  accursed  35 

Trees  of  life  v.  xii.  236 

Trials  623-627 

Trinity  (See  Doxologies)  ^    14 

3d  part  236 

Triinnphs  o£  Christ  51 

Cf  faith  294 

Of  the  cross  390 

Trouble,  domesiic  629 

Troubled,  but  makirg  God 

our  refuge  527 

Trvit,  encouraged  to  it         344 

Humble  265 

In  Christ  152,  176.  267,  295 

In  God  under  trials  288,  289 

I  will    trust  and  not  be 

afraid  &oO 

Ty-urh  and'mercv  uni-ed  11,  19 

Tvpes^S^t  Christ)  124,632,633 

U 
UNBELIEF  opposed  301 

330,  348 

Surmounted  630 

Unerring  viisdom  532 

UrAon  to  Christ  272,  634 

Universal  praise  238 

Uiiknovin  world  239 

Unreadiness  lamented  220,222 

351 

V 

VANirVoi  earrhly  thinrs 

652,  654^  Sou 


INDEX. 


H\-:nn 


Vsngeance  and  compassion 

of  God  11,47, 

Victory,  national  448, 

Over  death 
Village  worship  636 — 

Vision  of  the  dry  bones 
Voyage  spiritual    121,  122, 

W 
WAITING,  for    God  346, 

For  the  coming  of  Christ 
For  the 


ry 

Walking  in  darkness 
In  the  good  old  way 
With  God  291, 

Wants,  believers' 
Supplied 

Warfare      v.  vii.  301,  525, 

Warrior  (christian)  crown- 
ed 3d  j)art 
Watch  and  pray 
Way  to  Canaan  150 — 

J^ean' invited  to  rest      362, 
Wedding  dress  v.  iv 

Hymn 
Weeping  648, 

Welcome  given  by  the  gos- 
pel 355 — 
Wells  of  salvation 
What  think  you  of  Christ 
Wind^  Spirit's  influences 

V.  iv. 
Winter  57 A,  585, 

Wisdom,  better  than  gold 


521 
449 
251 
■639 
640 
602 

463 
505 
646 

435 
666 
151 
641 
642 
643 
644 
645 

513 
646 
153 
363 
.62 
412 
649 

567 
207 
155 
157 

586 

154 


Hymn 

Wisdovi^s  ways  pleasant       153 

V/onders  of  redemption  129, 130 

Woman  of  Canaan  287 

Of  Samaria  203 

Word  oi  Gq^  194—196 

Works  vain  as  to  merit         651 

World  despised  131 

Loss  of  one  soul      654,  655 

Renounced  657 

Vanity  of  it       652,654,655 

Worship,  evening  282— 285, 550 

Fam'ily  297—300,  478 

Morning  285,  438—441 

Opening  a  new  place  of  417 

418 

Out-door      461,  2d  part  511 

Private  478,  657 

Public  (see  sabbath)        284 

416,501—518 

Village  636—639 

Wrest lingr{lz.coh  with  God)  36S 

Y 
TEAR,      crowned     with 

goodness  «         573 

New  269-271,  622,  658,  659 
Toiuh  and  old  age         662,  663 
Educated  608—614 

Encouraged     to      seek 
Christ  660 

Z 
ZEAL,  and  fortitude  305,  469 
For  the  house  of  God  503,669 
Zion'*s  increase(seeChurch) 
Pilgrim  v«  ix.  86,  666 

Praise  670 

Travelle*  667 


A  TABLE  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


Clia.     Ver.     Page 

Genesis, 

1    31  23r 

5  24-  641 

7  16  172 

7  17—24    171 

8  22  572, 

9  12—17  232 
12  1  297 
14  18,  19  109 
17     1  1 

17  18  465 

18  23—32    451 

19  14,  22— 
24  601 

19  26  400 

22  14  500 

r4i3 

24   31  -|4I4 

L556 
24  56  373 

28   12,  13      389 
28   17  511 

32  26  368 

45  26  48 


49   10 


rill 

1  591 


49   19  645 

Exodus, 

3     2,  3       600 

3     6  236 

r  114 

12 


rii^ 

1  55J 


Cha,     Vev.      Page 
28  29,    30     124 

Ltvitiais, 
16     9—22    128 
25      1—17    551 

25  9—17  54  524 

26  6  445 
Numbers, 

6  13—23  248 

9  14      555 

21  8,  9     59 

23  19 


{.; 


8 


17  6     135 

17  10^12  477 


23  19—21  272 

23  23      263 

24  17  112 
33   51—55    598 

Deuteronomy, 

1    17  20:i 

r269 

1623 

21   22,   23        36 

32  49,   50     338 

33  25  489 
33  27  132 

Joshua^ 

1      2,    5       250 

24  15  500 

Judges, 

13  23  301 

16  26—30    140 

Ruth. 

1    11—17    444 

1  Samuel. 
1   18  484 


Cha 

.     Ver.      Page 

3 

18 

"241 
534 

7 

2 

391 
r269 

7 

12 

^270 
1271 

15 

29 

23 

30 

6 

34-1. 

2  .5-^ 

'miiel. 

7 

18 

419 

12 

23     242 

15 

26 

605 

22 

3 

571 

23 

5 

J  235 

1  629 

1  Kin^s. 

n 
O 

5 

531 

8 

27 

3 

17 

6 

493 

2  Kings. 

4 

26 

606 

5 

1- 

-14    443 

7 

6, 

7      448 

1  Chronicles, 

4 

% 

10     367 

29 

14 

r2i7 

7218 

2  Chronicles, 

6 

26 

578 

33 

11- 

-13    166 

Ezra, 

6 

16 

418 

Nehemiah, 

9 

5 

e 

A  TABLE  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


Cha.  \ 

""er.   Page 

iCha.  \ 

er.   Page 

Clia.  Ver.   Pajre 

13  31 

480 

24  7- 

-10   52 

87  5 

417 

Esther, 

27 

^503 

88 

162 

4  16 

464 

27  8 

463 

89  1 

20 

Job, 

27  14 

346 

89  14-^ 

■  17  317 

1  21 

603 

30  4, 

5   682 

89  15 

314 

S  17 

U   7 

325 
14 

3i  15 

r261 
^  533 

90  1, 

90  4 

2     5 

658 

12  12, 

13   26 

31  24 

346 

91  11 

169 

13  15, 

16  408 

34   1, 

22  474 

93 

4 

14  5 

("260 
1273 

35     3 

39  4, 

566 
5   620 

100 

1C2  23 

502 

244 

16  19 

126 

40  r- 

-10   27 

102  25- 

-28  13 

19  25 

127 

42   5 

206 

104 

{.? 

26  7- 

-10   10 

42  11 

262 

26  14 

618 

43  5 

.201 

104  14 

577 

27  8 
,^^9  2 

349 
587 

45   3~ 

r225 
-5  i  385 

104  34 

ri64 
1165 

50  28 

342 

C668 

108  11, 

12  448 

33  24 

264 

46  9 

452 

110  3 

•  3S6 

36  32 

575 

48  14 

r  82 

1681 

111   9 

5^3 

27     5 

618 

115   1 

6r(y 

37  19 

520 

51  10- 

-19  179 

118  24 

543 

38  29, 

30  586 

55   22 

626 

119  32 

479 

'38  41 

499 

61   2 

ri36 
1347 

119  97 

195 

Psalms, 

119  176 

590 

2     8 

r433 
|434 

63  3 

106 

121  8 

572 

65  11 

9 

122 

669 

4  6, 

7   652 

68  9 

579 

133   1 

401 

4  « 

283 

69  15 

602 

139t 

r2i 

l22 

5  3 

441 

71   9, 

18  es3 

8 

r>  /-  i-» 

72  7, 

8   435 

139  17 

S 

9  9 

527 

77     7^ 

-10  347 

139  17, 

18   18 

16  11 

545 

77  18 

618 

141   2 

282 

19 

C07 

77   19 

496 

147  12, 

20J^'^ 

19  5, 

^  1440 

84  8 

538 

85  6 

216 

148 

238 

19  7>  10  '196 
'{3     4     253 

85  10 

rii 

■  19 

Proverbs, 
3  9     395^ 

A  TABLE  OF  SCraPTURES. 


Cha.     Ver. 

Page 

Cha.     Vcr. 

Page 

3   13—18 

153 

9     2 

lOi 

3  2i 

439 

9     6 

116 

6     6 

533 

9  6,7,3d. 

p;28 

8   17 

660 

11      1,10 

570 

8   18,  19 

154 

11      5—9 

421 

10     5 

583 

12     2 

630 

11   SO 

460 

12     3 

567 

17  17 

76 

2  4.   18—20 

2>75 

18  24 

79 

15     6 

212 

19  17 

611 

28  16 

65 

21   20 

147 

29     6 

268 

22     6 

614 

32     2 

85 

23  26 

331 

33    17 

337 

30     4 

10 

35     2 

286 

30     7—9 

167 

■Z5     8—10 

150 

Ecdesiastes, 

35   10 

528 

7     9 

170 

40     8 

191 

9  10 

215 

40   12.14, 

15  10 

12     7 

5Z7 

r302 

12     8 

657 

41    10 

\  30  > 

Solomon  Song. 

(.491 

1     3 

75 

45   2i 

134 

1     7 

144 

46     4 

652 

2     1 

ri38 

(139 

49  13-^16 

208 

49  22 

437 

2     5 

467 

51      9 

665 

2   11,  12 

576 

5Z     1—5 

591 

3     1—4 

478 

S3     5 

597 

3   11 

66 

53   10 

176 

5      1 

559 

34     5 

62 

6   10 

210 

54  10 

233 

8     5 

215 

54  11 

208 

Isaiah, 
1   13             365 

55     1 

r  76 

1366 

2  2,  4,  2 

0  310 

55     7 

265 

3   10 

536 

57  15 

280 

8     8 

89 

to     5 

437 

8  13 

12 

60     8 

356 

8  22 


Cha.     Ver.      Page 
61      2  125 

64  1—6  628 

63  7  105 

63  9  523 

64  4  254 

65  23  187 
Jeremiah* 

1      8  305 

3   15  456 

6   16  151 

8  20  5^^ 

f    53 

(.117 

10  10  281 

17     9  332 

23      6  134 

2t^   16  659 

29   13  510 


31 


31    12  9 

31  18—20    278 

32  27  473 
Lamentation. 

1  12  561 

2  12,  13     4ia 

3  39  163 
Ezekieh 

11    19  328 

S3   11  599 

34  29  84 

37     1^10   640 


A  TABLE  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


Cha.     Ver.      Page 

Cha.     Ver.      Page 

nankl. 

Zechariah, 

2  31,35,45  426 

1      5             250 

3   13—28    294 

3     2             199 

5  27             392 
9  26             111 

6   13               63 

Hosea* 

11      8,9        278 

Joel 

9   12             145 
9   13 — 16    214 

1    14             450 

12   10             522 

2  17            4i7 

13      1                76 

Amos^ 

13      9            627 

3     i_6      447 

3     6            498 

3Ialachi. 

4  11             304 

3     1             1!0 

4  12            486 

3     6               25 

Jonak, 
2     4            399 

3  16—18    415 

4  2             116 

2     9            568 

Mattheiv, 

3     9            348 

^  -      {'Z 

4     8            350 

Mkah. 

2     9  Sd.  p.  28 

2  13              61 

4  23,24         84 

5  5             107 

6  6—8      651 

4  23,24|^j3 
1st  p.    J 

7     7            481 

5     3            472 

7   18  2d.  p.  464 

5     4            412 

Nuhum» 

5  44            404 

1     7        V"^' 

^      ^         1 343 

6  7,  8          506 

6     9—13    475 

HahhakkuL 

6  10            316 

2     3            346 

6   11            200 

3ir.is{-« 

7     7,  3        191 
7   13,  14      53'.^ 

Haggai, 

8     2, 3        120 

-'  {% 

10  28            469 
r201 

2     8            395 

11  28          ]  362 

2     9            111 

(.303 

18  20 


118 


Cha.  Ver.  Page. 
13    3— 23|^Jt 

^^^«      {m 

15   19  332 

15  27  287 

16  18  74 

--   {S 

17  4  35 
r4l6 
t511 

19  13,  14      184 

19  14  243 

20  30-347 
5th  p.    J 

22  42  207 

24  32  380 

24  44  486 

25  6  379 

25  31—46    £80 

26  36—42  307 
^6  41  646 

27  49  39 
'J7  50  37 
j7  54  38 

28  2  50 
28  5, 6  49 
28     6              46 

MarL 

^  ^^'^Ull8 
2d.  p.     S.^^ 

5      1—16    118 

5  25—34    119 

5  39—42    485 

6  45—48    122 
•  7  37  3d.  p.  118 

7  37  374 


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Ciaa.     Ver.      Page  i 

Cba.     Ver.      Page 

Cha.     Ver. 

Page 

B-         {-t 

14  23              361 

3    IS 

16 

15      3—7       589 

3  29 

62 

3  3B          III 

15   7,10,32,637 

4     4 

203 

15   11—52     487 

4  10 

£0 

9  48              341 

15  20—30    488 

4  24 

24 

10  1S,14{;B* 

15   31              320 

4  35 

315 

16  25             340 

4  35, 36 

428 

10  46—50    190 

17  32        •      400 

4  42 

141 

15  27               S7 

18      l^r      483 

5   2—4 

\  118 

16   1^'         {46? 
L-de. 

^     B-14     {- 
2   11^14     I3, 

18   13             420 

4th  p. 

18  35—38     190 

19  1—10    322 

r  184 

19   13,  14  1^3, 

5  5—4 

6  35,48, 
6  37 

6  53^5 

ri92 

1193 
51   60 

'355 

\35'5 

6    557 

2   14                SO 

19  41              648 

6  55 

558 

5     5              504 

21    19             466 

6  67 

503 

7  34               77 

22.31,32       319 

6  67,68 

564 

7  47             462 

23  28                41 

7  37 

357 

8  22—24    122 

23  34             4C4 

9  25 

197 

\'i^^}  - 

23   39—43    411 
22  42             227 

10     9 

J  70 

(71 

^  =»   {?: 

24  6,  7           547 

10   11 

142 

24  29             285 

10  29,  30 

143 

10     2             4^2 
r  56 

2*  34     {,11 

11      3 
11    55 

592 
648 

10  42          \  113^ 

24  47             313 

13     7 

496 

L454 

24  51—53       50 

13    13 

553 

11,21,22       330 

John. 

14     1—6 

152 

12   16—21     653 

1      9             104 

14     3 

92 

-3.    {S^ 

1    14               31 

14   18 

64 

1    16             306 

14  19 

lOJ 

12  S3             621 

1   29             101 

14  24 

92 

13     6—9      622 

1    46             354 

14  26 

15S 

r358 

2      1,2        412 

15      1— c 

i      149 

14  22          ]  359 

3     7             198 

17  24 

r92 

1.554 

3   14               59 

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A  TABLE  OF  SCRIPTURES, 


Cba.    Ver.      Pa-e 
19  16— la      S6 


19   50 


}  526 

i  560 
V562 
19  34  75 

19  S7  522 

20  13,  15      649 

21  6  504 
21    15             406 

r  4(  8 

1409 

Ads, 

1  26  431 

2  32—36        44 


2  39 


II    10 


3  25 

3  15 

5  31 

6  15 

7  32 


f  18' 

149 


80 

90 

384 

80 

470 

236 


7  5G— 59  4r0 

7  60  258 

8  36—40  189 

9  5  224 
9  6,  21  231 
9  11  223 


r  06 
167 
570 
436 

sro 

555 

16  15,33,34188 
16  SO,  31       220 


iO  3G 

13  23 
13  45 
13  49 
15   10 


Cba.     Ver. 
18  21 
20     9—12 
20  26,  27 
20  32 
24  24,  25 
26  22 

H 

Rovians, 


27 


671 
284 
423 
680 
514 
271 
121 


16 
17 

25 


4  20 
4  25 


96 

2^6 

174 

r233 

1293 

41 


rl74 

6—11  \  775 

{,\77 


7     4: 
7  15 

7   19 


39  i 
219 


'"'4  '^  K 


9-31 


f  222 
1352 

251 
(-273 
I  274 


j  Cha.  Ver,  Pa^e 

I  12  31  617 

13  9,  12  495 

15  5-1—57  259 

15  55,  56  49 

15  57  251 

16  1—3  218 
16  22  168 

2  Corinthians, 

1  10  453 

3  17,  IS  639 

4  6  104 

4  9  205 

5  14,  15  42 
5  17  230 

5  20  517 

6  2  560 
9  15  80 

12  0  319 

13  14  6S5 
Gcilaila]is* 

2  10  584 

3  13  36 

3  28  4<D2 

4  19  518 


8 

32 

473 

8 

34 

43 

10 

1 

371 

11 

1». 

--26 

372 

11 

33 

*   10 

12 

17- 

-19 

170 

12 

20 

404 

13 

11 

257 

1 

Corinthians, 

3 

6, 

7 

508 

4 

7 

323 

7 

29 

619 

9 

24 

519 

10 

4 

155 

17 


("219 
|2^^0 


6  14  43 
Ephcslans, 

1  3, 4  274. 

1  5 '  r^^ 

1  a  h^^ 

^    ^  t494 

o     5  |31S 

2  8  295 

3  S  133 

3  15  .'^^i; 


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2  10 


JI:a.  Ver.  Page 
4  15,  16  83 
4  30  156 

6  11— ir  614- 
6   18  476 

Phil}pplans, 
1     6  148 

1   21  398 

1   23  336 

r369 
I370 

3  10  sr 

4     1  422 

4     7  GYS 

4  19,20      643 

Cohssians, 

1  19  306 

2  2  6r5 

2  10  566 
3             397 

55 

3  12—15    401 

1  Thessalonians. 

4  13  647 

4  16,  17      5:^5 

5  17  476 

2  Thessalonians, 

1  10  378 

2  16  345 
1    Timothi/. 

^   15  "224 


3   11 


{ 


16 


90 
130 
6  15,  16      311 

2  Timothy. 

1     9 


{. 

O 

'hy. 
1274 
1  525 


3    r 


I  Clia.     Ver.      Piigc 

1      9         1'^^ 
^      ^         1 569 

1  12  96 

2  13  148 

3  12  305 

3  16  195 

Titus. 

f279 
I  650 

Hebrews. 

1  O  O'i* 

1  6,  14      169 

2  16  31 
2  17,  IS  172 

4  2  636 

4  9         "  54.9 

4  15,  16  132 

5  6  103 

6  20  73 

7  1—17  109 

r  92 

^  S3 
(.123 
ri;24 
I  128 
I  632 
^633 
9^27  252 

10  7—10      27 

11  13  291 

11  33,  34      290 

12  7  604 


7  25 


9  11-14 


12 

13 


8,11       625 


91 
148 

13    17  459 

XS  20,  21       674 


{ 


Cha.     Ver.      Page 
yames, 

1  27  529 

2  19  266 
5   18  579 

1  Peter, 
1      1,2         275 
1     2—5      234 

1  5  471 

2  4  105 
2     6  65 

9/ 

2     7         -J    98 

492 

129 

60.1 


{ 


1 
1 

3    1 
3   1 


18 
18 

2  Pf?/t'=r 
1 

4 


491 
377 
157 


1  yoh?2. 

^         \  354 

2  1  54 

3  1,2        161 

3  18  402 

4  8  15 

5  13  550 

yude. 
..  14,  15      581 
..  20,21       516 

Revelation. 
17  .382 

1  18      53 

2  5      209 
2  10  2d  p.  644 

2  29      509 

3  20      81 


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Clia.     Ver. 

Page 

Cba.      Ver.      Page 

Cha.     Ver.      Page 

3  20             326 

10     5,  6         383 

18  20,21       178 

5   11,  12  - 

'390 

14     6,  8         429 

20     4—10    421 

^    * *>  '"^ 

^  (  85 

14     8,  10      178 

20  12             375 

5   12 

*102 
249 

--  m 

20  12—15    380 
22      1—5       339 

5   13                68 

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GOSPEL-SONNET. 

The  IVork  and  Contention  of  Heaven ^ 
By  ErsKxNe. 

1  TN  heavenly  choirs  a  question  rose, 

-*-   That  stirr'd  \i^  strife  will  nev^r  close  ; 
What  rank  of  all  the  ransom'd  race 
Oives  highest  praise  to  sovereign  grace  ; 

2  Babes,  thither  caught  from  worn')  and  breast, 
Claim'd  right  to  sing  above  the  rest : 
Because  they  found  the  happy  shore 

They  never  saw  nor  sought  before. 

3  Those  that  arrived  at  riper  age, 
Before  they  left  the  dusky  stage, 
Thought  grace  deserv'd  yet  higher  praise, 
That  wash'd  the  blots  of  nuni'rous  days. 

4  Anon  the  war  more  close  began. 

What  prrasing  harp  should  lead  the  van  ; 
And  which  of  grace's  heav'nly  peers. 
Was  deepest  run  in  her  arrears. 

5  "  'Tis  I,"  said  one,  "  'bove  all  my  race, 
"Am  debtor  chief  to  glorious  grace;" 
"  No,*'  said  another,  '^  hark,  I  trou', 
"I'm  more  oblig*d  to  grace  than  you." 

6  "  Stay,"  said  a  third,  "  I  deepest  share 
"  In  owing  praise  beyond  compare  ; 
"The  chief  of  sinners,  you'll  allow, 

"  Must  be  the  chief  of  singers  now.'* 

7  '*Hold,'*  said  a  fourth,  "  I  here  protest, 
"  My  praises  must  outvie  the  best ; 
"For  I'm  of  all  the  human  race, 

*'  The  highest  miracle  of  grace/' 

8  "  Stop,"  said  a  fifth,  "  these  notes  forbear, 
"Lo  !   I'm  the  greatest  wonder  here  ; 

"  For  I  of  all  the  race  that  fell 

''  Deserv'd  the  lowest  place  in  hell." 

9  A  soul  that  higher  yet  aspir'd. 
With  equal  love  to  Jesus  ftr'd, 


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GOSPEL-SONNET. 

••'  ris  ir.ine  to  sing  the  highest  notes, 
'^To  love,  that  wash'd  the  foulest  blots.'' 

10  '-Ho!"  cry'd  a  mate,  *^ 'tis  mine  TU  prove^ 
"  Who  sinn'd  in  spite  of  light  and  love, 

*'  To  sound  his  praise  with  loudest  bell, 
"That  sav'd  me  from  the  lov^est  hell.*' 

11  "  Come",  come,"  said  one,  "  I'll  hold  thy  plea,, 
^'■That  highest  praise  is  due  by  me  ; 

"  For  mine,  of  all  the  sav'd  by  grace, 

^  Was  the  most  dreadful,  desp'rate  case.'* 

12  Another  rising  at  his  side, 

As  fond  to  praise,  and  free  of  pride, 

Cry'd,  '^  pray  give  place,  for  I  ihiy 

"  That  you  should  own  more  praise  than  I ; 

13  "I'll  yield  to  none  in  this  debate  ; 
"  I'm  run  so  deep  in  grace's  debt » 
"That  sure  I  am,  I  boldly  can 

"  Compare  with  all  the  heav'nly  clan." 

14  Quick  o*er  their  head  a  trump  awoke, 

"  Your  songs  my  very  heart  have  spoke  j 
'*  But  ev'ry  note  you  here  propale, 
"  Belongs  to  me  beyond  j'ou  all." 

15  The  list*ning  millions  round  about 
With  sweet  resentment  loudly  shout-— 
"What  voice  is  this,  comparing  notes, 
"  That  to  their  song  chief  place  allots  ? 

16  "We  can't  allow  of  such  a  sound, 

"  That  you  alone  have  highest  ground, 
"  To  sing  the  royalties  of  grace  ; 
*'  We  claim  the  same  adoring  place.'* 

17  What  !  will  no  rival-singer  yield 
He  has  a  mutch  upon  the  field  ? 

*'  Come  then,  and  let  us  all  agree, 
"  To  praise  upon  the  highest  key." 

18  Then  jointly  all  the  harpers  round 
In  mind  unite,  with  solemn  sound, 


GOSPEL-SONNET, 

And  strokes  upon  the  highest  string'. 
Made  all  the  heav'nly  arches  rin~; 

19  Ring  load  with  hallelajahs  high, 
To  him  that  sent  his  Son  to  die  >. 
And  to  the  worthy  Lamb  of  God, 

Tha.:  lov'd  and  wash'd  theni  in  his  blooa, 

20  Free  grace  was  soyVeiga  empress  crov/n\ 
In  pomp,  with  joyous  shouts  around  ; 
Assisting  angels  clapp'd  their  wings, 
And  sounded  grace  on  ail  their  strings. 

2i  The  emulation  round  the  thrcne 

Made  prostrate  hosts,  (who  ev'ry  one 
The  humblest  place  their  right  avow) 
Strive  who  shall  give  the  »ov/est  bow, 

22  The  next  contention  without  vice 
Among  ;he  birds  of  paradise, 
Made  ev'ry  glorious  warbling  throat 
Strive  who  should  raise  the  highest  not;. 

23  Thus  in  sv/eet,  holy,  humble  strife, 
Along  their  endless,  joyful  life. 
Of  Jesus  all  the  harpers  rove. 
And  sing  the  wonders  cf  his  love. 

24  Their  discord  makes  them  all  un-r/r 
In  raptures  m.ost  divinely  sweet : 

So  great  the-  song,  so  grave  the  bas:.. 
jMeicdious  music  fills  the  n'.ace. 


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